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Metals (Paperback) Loot Price: R186
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Metals (Paperback): John Paul Zronik

Metals (Paperback)

John Paul Zronik

Series: Rocks, Minerals, and Resources

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This book is intended for ages 7-14. Metal ores are one of the 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 recognised the potential of extracting metallic elements from rock. This book traces the history, uses, methods of extraction, and future of one of our most versatile resources. The topics include: early use of metals during the Bronze Age, the Iron Age, and the Copper Age; which countries have the most deposits of metal ores, and how much metal different countries use; extracting metals from ores by use of smelting, flotation, and leaching; the equipment that geologists use to locate metal deposits in ore; the lives of miners, including their working conditions, the equipment they use, and the dangers that they encounter working in open-pit and underground mines; and, the role that recycling plays in saving our environment and how metals are recycled.

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Imprint: Crabtree Publishing Co,Canada
Country of origin: Canada
Series: Rocks, Minerals, and Resources
Release date: November 2004
First published: December 2005
Authors: John Paul Zronik
Dimensions: 280 x 215 x 4mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 32
ISBN-13: 978-0-7787-1450-7
Categories: Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > Geology & the lithosphere > General
Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Conservation of the environment > General
Books > Children's & Educational > Leisure interests, hobbies & sport > Natural history & pets > Rocks, minerals & fossils
Books > Children's & Educational > Geography & environment > The environment > Conservation of the environment, wildlife & habitats > General
Books > Children's Fiction & Fun
LSN: 0-7787-1450-0
Barcode: 9780778714507

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