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Minerals in our Environment
http://wrgis.wr.usgs.gov/open-file/of00-144/
From NASA ED Mall Collection
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This downloadable poster (36 in. by 60 in.) describes how minerals are used in household substances and objects, listed by name, with numbers corresponding to locations in a typical house. For example, in the kitchen, appliances contain steel and copper, clay minerals are found in china, and table salt contains the mineral halite.
Intended for grade levels:
  • Middle (6-8)
  • High (9-12)
Type of resource:
  • Visual:
    • Illustration - artistic
  • Text:
    • Ref. material
Subject:
  • Geological Sciences:
    • Geology
    • Mineralogy or petrology
Technical requirements:
Adobe Acrobat reader
Cost / Copyright:
No cost
This resource is free of restrictions
DLESE Catalog ID: NASA-Edmall-2857
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Contributor: Judy Weathers
USGS