Importance of rocks in our daily lives
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We have made use of rocks and minerals from the very beginning of time. If you look at how we named the eras of human development, STONE AGE, COPPER AGE, BRONZE AGEand IRON AGE, it is obvious how important rocks and minerals have been to us all. For more information of how we used rocks and minerals throughout history, click here:
In MODERN TIMES, since about 1700 CE (or 400 years ago) we have been using rocks and minerals at an ever increasing rate as we build machines, cities and consume a great number of "things" in a lifetime. We use things made from rocks and minerals every day. If something doesn't come from a plant or an animal, it has to be mined. According to the Mineral Information Institute, it is estimated that in a lifetime, a person living in North America will use up the following quantity of rocks and minerals:
lead - 365 kgaluminum - 1633 kgzinc - 340 kgiron - 14 863 kgcopper - 680 kgclays - 12 068 kgsalt - 12 824 kg (because of all of that road salt during our cold winters!)stone, sand, gravel & cement - 562-773 kg
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Once people learned how to use tools, buildings and cities began to get bigger and more elaborate. Stones and rocks were the first building blocks use to make structures and even today they are the most important source for building materials after wood.
ARTIFACTS, MACHINES & TOOLS
Many things that we use every day such as pens, filing cabinets, computers, coat hangers, cooking pots are made of minerals. Pop cans and cars use a lot of metal. That is why they should be recycled once we no longer need them. Metal is made of minerals and is durable. Many structures, tools, equipment and some furniture is made of metal.
Many machines and tools are made of metals which are a type of mineral. The process for making metals also involves any other minerals in the smelting and refining process. Cars, planes and boats use many different kinds of minerals.

In MODERN TIMES, since about 1700 CE (or 400 years ago) we have been using rocks and minerals at an ever increasing rate as we build machines, cities and consume a great number of "things" in a lifetime. We use things made from rocks and minerals every day. If something doesn't come from a plant or an animal, it has to be mined. According to the Mineral Information Institute, it is estimated that in a lifetime, a person living in North America will use up the following quantity of rocks and minerals:
lead - 365 kgaluminum - 1633 kgzinc - 340 kgiron - 14 863 kgcopper - 680 kgclays - 12 068 kgsalt - 12 824 kg (because of all of that road salt during our cold winters!)stone, sand, gravel & cement - 562-773 kg
BUILDING STONES click here
Once people learned how to use tools, buildings and cities began to get bigger and more elaborate. Stones and rocks were the first building blocks use to make structures and even today they are the most important source for building materials after wood.
ARTIFACTS, MACHINES & TOOLS
Many things that we use every day such as pens, filing cabinets, computers, coat hangers, cooking pots are made of minerals. Pop cans and cars use a lot of metal. That is why they should be recycled once we no longer need them. Metal is made of minerals and is durable. Many structures, tools, equipment and some furniture is made of metal.
Many machines and tools are made of metals which are a type of mineral. The process for making metals also involves any other minerals in the smelting and refining process. Cars, planes and boats use many different kinds of minerals.

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Rocks and minerals are all around us! They help us to develop new technologies and are used in our everyday lives. Our use of rocks and minerals includes as building material, cosmetics, cars, roads, and appliances. ... Rocks and minerals are important for learning about earth materials, structure, and systems.
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