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Stone Age
Stone Age, prehistoric cultural stage, or level of human development characterized by the creation and use of stone tools. The Stone Age, whose origin…
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Silver
Silver (Ag), chemical element, a white lustrous metal valued for its decorative beauty and electrical conductivity. Silver is located in Group 11 (Ib) and…
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Gold
Gold (Au), chemical element, a dense lustrous yellow precious metal of Group 11 (Ib), Period 6, of the periodic table. Gold has several qualities that…
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Metallurgy
Metallurgy, art and science of extracting metals from their ores and modifying the metals for use. Metallurgy customarily refers to commercial as…
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Mineral deposit
Mineral deposit, aggregate of a mineral in an unusually high concentration. About half of the known chemical elements possess some metallic properties. The term metal, however, is reserved for…
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Gangue
Smelting Perhaps 1,000 years after humans learned about melting virgin copper, they found that still another stone, a brittle one directly…
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Ore
Ore, a natural aggregation of one or more minerals that can be mined, processed, and sold at a profit. An…
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Mining
Mining, process of extracting useful minerals from the surface of the Earth, including the seas. A mineral, with a few exceptions, is an…
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Mineral
Mineral, naturally occurring homogeneous solid with a definite chemical composition and a highly ordered atomic arrangement; it is usually formed by inorganic processes. There are several thousand…
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Sintering
Sintering, the welding together of small particles of metal by applying heat below the melting point. The process may be used in steel manufacturing—to form…
