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Detailed rocks and minerals articles

To make it easier for teachers and the general public to find and access past Wat on Earth articles on Minerals we have created a page dedicated to them! Please click on any of the links below for information on the mineral. 

Metals

  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Iron Ore
  • Lead
  • Lithium
  • Native Mercury
  • Nickel
  • Platinum
  • Uranium
  • Zinc

Other minerals

  • Amphiboles
  • Apatite
  • Baryte
  • Beryl
  • Chromite
  • Corundum
  • Diamond
  • Feldspar
  • Garnet
  • Graphite
  • Gypsum
  • Mica
  • Nepheline
  • Potash
  • Precious Opal
  • Pyrite Group Minerals
  • Pyroxenes
  • Quartz
  • Salt
  • Sodalite
  • Talc

Rocks

  • Aggregate
  • Baltic Amber
  • Bentonite Clay
  • Calcite, Limestone and Marble
  • Coltan
  • Mara Mamba Tiger Eye

Other

  • Selenium
  • Tritium
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