Pyrite

Pyrite

A Natural History of Fool's Gold

Rickard, David (Cardiff University)

Oxford University Press

05/2015

320

Dura

Inglês

9780190203672

15 a 20 dias

An accessible exploration of pyrite's influence on human history, culture, and science, revealing how fool's gold has become a universal symbol for everything overvalued.
Preface ; Prologue ; Chapter 1. Foole's Gold: ; Chapter 2. Pyrite and the origins of civilization ; Chapter 3. What is pyrite? ; Chapter 4. Crystals and atoms ; Chapter 5. Hell and black smokers ; Chapter 6. Microbes and minerals ; Chapter 7. Acid Earth ; Chapter 8. Pyrite and the global environment ; Chapter 9. Pyrite and the origin of life. ; Chapter 10. Full circle ; Epilogue
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