Metals - Shaping Our World |
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| Author:
| Zronik, John Paul
Zronik, John |
| Series title: | Rocks, Minerals, and Resources Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7787-1450-7 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2004 |
| Publisher: | Crabtree Publishing Company
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $8.96USD $9.95 |
Book Description:
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Metal ores are one of Earth's most common minerals. Metals are useful in all types of industry because they last a long time, are conductors of electricity, and can be easily shaped. Since the first metal alloy was created more than 6,000 years ago during the Bronze Age, people have recognized the potential of extracting metallic elements from rock. Metals traces the history, uses, methods of extraction, and future of one of our most versatile resources.
Metal ores are one of Earth's most common minerals. Metals are useful in all types of industry because they last a long time, are conductors of electricity, and can be easily shaped. Since the first metal alloy was created more than 6,000 years ago during the Bronze Age, people have recognized the potential of extracting metallic elements from rock. Metals traces the history, uses, methods of extraction, and future of one of our most versatile resources.