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Learn how silver -- the most conductive metal on Earth -- is formed and where it is found; how it is mined; how it is used from industrial applications in products, such as computers and electric switches to medicines and antiseptic clothing; and how artisans such as silversmiths and lapidaries use...
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| Format: | Online Book |
| Language: | English |
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Minneapolis, MN :
ABDO Publishing Company,
[2013]
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| Series: | Checkerboard science library. Earth's treasures.
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| Access: | Online version |
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| Summary: | Learn how silver -- the most conductive metal on Earth -- is formed and where it is found; how it is mined; how it is used from industrial applications in products, such as computers and electric switches to medicines and antiseptic clothing; and how artisans such as silversmiths and lapidaries use silver to create beautiful and useful jewelry and wares. Features include a list of tools and tips to set young rock hounds up to unearth their own treasure. |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (32 pages) : chiefly color illustrations, color map. |
| ISBN: | 9781624012334 1624012337 9781617838743 |
| Access: | Electronic access restricted to Villanova University patrons. |