Interesting links. Many years ago I was a regular reader of the USGS Annual Mineral Yearbooks. Among other things I was interested in the use of minerals in medicine. There was also Mineral Facts and Problems (1965 and 1985). This was long before one could study such matters on the internet, thus I would occasionally spend a day or two visiting libraries at UCLA, UCSB or elsewhere. I was also interested in the International Petroleum Encyclopedia and other material from PennWell Publishing. http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/myb.html
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