TY  - BOOK
AU  - Casper,Julie Kerr
TI  - Minerals: gifts from the Earth 
T2  - Natural resources
SN  - 9781438105598 (electronic bk.)
PY  - 2007///
CY  - New York
PB  - Chelsea House
KW  - Mines and mineral resources
KW  - Juvenile literature
KW  - Minerals
N1  - Description based on print version record; Includes bibliographical references (p. 187) and index; Concepts of mineral resources and geographical distribution -- The history of minerals and their impact on civilizations throughout the ages -- Types of resources : renewable and nonrenewable -- Mining and the development of mineral resources -- The uses and impacts of minerals -- The importance of minerals : goods and services -- Management of mineral resources -- Conservation of precious mineral resources -- Conclusion : the future of minerals
N2  - Explains how minerals and formed and how they are used in technology
UR  - http://www.netlibrary.com.libraryumpsa.idm.oclc.org/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=223303
ER  -