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Silver

Christine Petersen

201432 pagesabout 30–45 minutes
2014
first published
  • 2014ABDO Publishing Company · 32 pages · ENGISBN 9781617838743

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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Written forMiddle grade
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