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A Golden Opportunity for Science

By Carl Barna, Richard Brook, Shelly Fischman, Shelley Smith, and Mary Tisdale

Introduction
Lore and Legends
Matter, Metals and Minerals
The Origins of Gold
Mining and Recovery
Classroom Exercises

Sidebars
Cultural Crossroads
Modern Technologies
Did You Know?

Posterback
A Mule, A Shovel, and a Golden Dream
Catch the Gold Fever
Tourists or Miners? You Make the Call
The Great Debate in Midasville

 

Kevin Flynn
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Last Updated: July 2004