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Under a metal sky a journey through minerals, greed, and wonder

The ground beneath our feet is full of riches: the ocher that allowed prehistoric humans to paint on cave walls; the tin that drove the early Industrial Revolution; radium, the source of Marie Curie's wonder; and lithium, the essential mineral of modern life found in our mobile phones and laptops. E...

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Main Author: Marsden, Philip (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Los Angeles, CA : Counterpoint LLC, [2025].
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Minerals > History.
Rocks > History.
Civilization.
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Summary:The ground beneath our feet is full of riches: the ocher that allowed prehistoric humans to paint on cave walls; the tin that drove the early Industrial Revolution; radium, the source of Marie Curie's wonder; and lithium, the essential mineral of modern life found in our mobile phones and laptops. Each of these minerals has a story to tell, and each has its place in the broader story of human history.
Physical Description:340 pages : maps ; 24 cm
ISBN:9781640097445
1640097449
Author Notes:PHILIP MARSDEN is the award-winning author of a number of works of travel writing, fiction, and nonfiction, including The Bronski House , The Spirit-Wrestlers , The Levelling Sea , and, for Granta , Rising Ground and The Summer Isles. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, and his work has been translated into fifteen languages. He lives in Cornwall, England, on an old farm beside a tidal creek, and much of his time is now taken up trying to restore its biodiversity.

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