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"I definitely use your wonderful materials to supplement an extensive Rocks & Minerals unit. Students love this unit. Many leave 4th grade with a different perspective on the products they use." Lunda Wise - Roscommon,  Michigan - All subjects - 4th grade

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Click on the links below for useful information 
on the minerals we use everyday:

|Mineral Photographs|
 Beautiful photos of over 170 minerals

| Common Minerals and Their Uses |
 Information about 80 minerals

| Importance of Mining and Minerals | New
Find out why you must have someone who develops the resources you use every day.

| State Mineral Information |
 Find out what minerals are in your state, 
where they are and how they are used

| Elements for life |  
 Periodic chart plus descriptions of elements.

|The Role of Elements in Life Processes|
 More than 30 elements are essential to life processes.


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