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How can minerals become essential for the preservation and enhancement of our lives, given that we cannot sustain life without them?

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  1. When and how was it established that living beings are made up of the same elements as minerals?

    10/27/2023

    When and how was it established that living beings are made up of the same elements as minerals?

    We can say that we share with nature its minerals, which are essential to our vital life.

    2 min
  2. What is the connection between the Joachimstal mines in Bohemia and the dollar?

    10/20/2023

    What is the connection between the Joachimstal mines in Bohemia and the dollar?

    How did the dollar became the name of the official currency of the United States?

    2 min
  3. Gemstones, precious stones and fine stones

    10/13/2023

    Gemstones, precious stones and fine stones

    Is a stone precious, in the absolute sense of the word?

    4 min
  4. Why did metalworking first appear in the Middle East?

    10/06/2023

    Why did metalworking first appear in the Middle East?

    Given the important role played by metals in the development of these civilizations, both on an economic and urban planning level, and consequently on a political one, metal extraction has played an essential role in the lives of these peoples.

    3 min
  5. When did the first mining extraction take place?

    09/29/2023

    When did the first mining extraction take place?

    Since ancient times, human beings have recognized the crucial role played by metals and minerals in the manufacture of tools, weapons and jewelry. Metalworkers were believed to be magicians

    3 min
  6. Red Ruby

    09/22/2023

    Red Ruby

    Ruby became essential in building the first laser generators and is still used for this purpose.How is that possible?

    2 min
  7. Scorodite

    09/15/2023

    Scorodite

    Can we stop arsenic effects?

    1 min
  8. Pyrochlore

    09/08/2023

    Pyrochlore

    Have you ever wondered how nuclear waste is isolated and stored?

    2 min
  9. What are the uses of minerals?

    09/01/2023

    What are the uses of minerals?

    Minerals are the primary sources of most elements used in our modern economies, such as iron, aluminum and copper...

    1 min
  10. Mineralogy

    08/25/2023

    Mineralogy

    Mineralogy studies with a special care the crystal shapes of the minerals, considered as one of their main physical properties. It also describes their component and the processes of their formation.

    3 min
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