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008			121221s2012 oncac b 001 0 eng
010			_a 2012289130
016			_a2012901043X
020			_a9781554079841
020			_a1554079845
035			_a(OCoLC)ocn777304452
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050	0	0	_aQE359.A1 _bC53 2012
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100	1		_aChaline, Eric.
245	1	0	_aFifty minerals that changed the course of history / _cwritten by Eric Chaline.
260			_aRichmond Hill, Ont. ; _aBuffalo, NY : _bFirefly Books, _c2012.
300			_a223 p. : _bill. (chiefly col.), ports. (some col.) ; _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 218-219) and index.
505	0		_aDiamond -- Copper -- Bronze -- Alabaster -- Alum -- Aluminum -- Asbestos -- Amber -- Silver -- Clay -- Arsenic -- Asphalt -- Gold -- Chalk -- Coal -- Coral -- Ivory -- Slate -- Iron -- Kaolin -- Graphite -- Gypsum -- Mercury -- Potassium -- Marble -- Nacre -- Natron -- Obsidian -- Ocher -- Petroleum -- Phosphorus -- Platinum -- Lead -- Plutonium -- Pumice -- Quartz -- Radium -- Sand -- Saltpeter -- Salt -- Flint -- Steel -- Tin -- Sulfur -- Talc -- Titanium -- Uranium -- Jade -- Tungsten -- Zinc.
520			_aChaline discusses the metals, alloys, rocks, and organic minerals and gemstones that humans have used as the building blocks of civilization. Covering the economic, cultural, political and industrial history of each, he shows the effect of each on the scope and pace of human development, as well as the dangers posed by our exploitation of Earth's resources-- _cSource other than Library of Congress.
650		0	_aMinerals _xHistory.
650		0	_aMinerals _xSocial aspects.
650		0	_aCivilization.
650		6	_aMinéraux _xHistoire.
650		6	_aMinéraux _xAspect social.
650		6	_aCivilisation.
856	4	2	_3Publisher description _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1306/2012289130-d.html
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