Mineral Information Institute - What's It Worth?.

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What's It Worth?

What makes something valuable? Is it because it is rare, meaning it usually costs a lot? or because it is useful, and we depend upon it everyday? Help your students learn the different meanings of valuable - it's more than just money.

The title film from this DVD was created by the Smithsonian Institution.
The DVD also includes:
Progress Through Aggregates
Common Ground: Modern Mining and You
Let's Do Mineral Science (7 training programs)

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Mineral Information Institute
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