Topics of General Interest

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Minerals in Sports

Brief discussion of the evolution of various sports equipment and the minerals and materials used to make them.

• 2006 Winter Olympics -- Minerals at Torino (PDF)
• Baseball Bat Innovations (PDF)
• Bicycle Frames... What's the Difference? (PDF)
• Clay Sport Surfaces (PDF)
• Free Weights (PDF)
• Golf -- From the Earth to the Moon (PDF)
• Lacrosse -- Not All Sticks Come From Trees (PDF)
• Recycled Cell Phones—A Treasure Trove of Valuable Metals
• The Pogo Stick (PDF)
• Tennis (PDF)

Contact: Joseph Gambogi (jgambogi@usgs.gov)