| Item 9780816063574$38.51 - $40.77 An eye-opening series focuses on the Earth's diverse natural wealth and its relationship with the environment and society, with each title highlighting a specific issue of conservation and showing readers how to ensure the availability of our planet's important resources long into the future.
Describes the uses of minerals in science, tech... | |
On the Microscopical Structure of Crystals : Indi... Rare Earth Minerals : Policies and Issues Journey to the Center of the Earth : An Action-pa... Tables for the Determination of Common Minerals :... An eye-opening series focuses on the Earth's diverse natural wealth and its relationship with the environment and society, with each title highlighting a specific issue of conservation and showing readers how to ensure the availability of our planet's important resources long into the future.
Describes the uses of minerals in science, technology, the computer industry, agriculture, and other areas; discusses mining and its impact on the environment; and speculates on the future of mineral resources.
Explains how minerals and formed and how they are used in technology.
Minerals, metals, and elements are critical to society they are used to make thousands of products that people use worldwide every day. This volume examines how minerals form and why they occur where they do. It focuses on civilization's fascination with these valuable commodities and looks at mining and its development, as well as mineral resources found deep in the oceans. Coverage includes:- The uses and impacts of minerals, metals, and elements
- Their contributions to industry, agriculture, science and technology, medical applications, building materials, the computer industry, clothing, fertilizers, and fiber optics
- Impacts on the natural environment
- Hazardous waste management
- Reclamation issues of mining
- New technologies, future mining and search methodologies, and undiscovered potential mineral resources.
Minerals : Gifts from the Earth General
| ISBN | 9780816063574 |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Publisher | Chelsea House Pub |
| Pages | 208 |
| List Price | $39.50 |
| Author | Casper, Julie Kerr, Ph.D. |
| Publication Date | 06/01/2007 |
| Release Status | In Print |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Language | English |
| Measurements | Height: 9.5 Inches (US)Width: 7.75 Inches (US)Thickness: 0.75 Inches (US)Unit Weight: 1.45 Pounds (US) |
| Series | Natural Resources |
| Grade Range | 7 - 9 |
| Edition Number | 1 |
An eye-opening series focuses on the Earth's diverse natural wealth and its relationship with the environment and society, with each title highlighting a specific issue of conservation and showing readers how to ensure the availability of our planet's important resources long into the future.
Describes the uses of minerals in science, technology, the computer industry, agriculture, and other areas; discusses mining and its impact on the environment; and speculates on the future of mineral resources.
Explains how minerals and formed and how they are used in technology.
Minerals, metals, and elements are critical to society they are used to make thousands of products that people use worldwide every day. This volume examines how minerals form and why they occur where they do. It focuses on civilization's fascination with these valuable commodities and looks at mining and its development, as well as mineral resources found deep in the oceans. Coverage includes:- The uses and impacts of minerals, metals, and elements
- Their contributions to industry, agriculture, science and technology, medical applications, building materials, the computer industry, clothing, fertilizers, and fiber optics
- Impacts on the natural environment
- Hazardous waste management
- Reclamation issues of mining
- New technologies, future mining and search methodologies, and undiscovered potential mineral resources.
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