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Mineral Resources a World Review
John A. Wolfe
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Description for Mineral Resources a World Review
Paperback. Series: Environmental Resource Management Series. Num Pages: 310 pages, 3 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PD; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 16. Weight in Grams: 596.
This volume discusses the mineral resources upon which modern civiliza tion is built. Take away these minerals and humanity will rapidly return to the stone age, with its greatest concern the depletion of flint (also a mineral). It would, of course, result in about a 99% reduction in population. In other words, approximately 99% of the worlds' population is dependent on minerals for its existence. That is a pretty strong statement, but how many have even seen a travois? Without minerals, pack animals, rafts, rowboats, sail boats, sledges, and the backs of man would be the only forms of transport. ... Read more
This volume discusses the mineral resources upon which modern civiliza tion is built. Take away these minerals and humanity will rapidly return to the stone age, with its greatest concern the depletion of flint (also a mineral). It would, of course, result in about a 99% reduction in population. In other words, approximately 99% of the worlds' population is dependent on minerals for its existence. That is a pretty strong statement, but how many have even seen a travois? Without minerals, pack animals, rafts, rowboats, sail boats, sledges, and the backs of man would be the only forms of transport. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
Series
Environmental Resource Management Series
Number of Pages
294
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780412251900
SKU
V9780412251900
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99-15
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