Table of Contents

Inroduction 1. Diamond 2. Copper 3. Bronze 4. Alabaster 5. Alum 6. Aluminium 7. Asbestos 8. Amber 9. Silver 10. Clay 11. Arsenic 12. Ashphalt 13. Gold 14. Chalk 15. Coal 16. Coral 17. Ivory 18. Slate 19. Iron 20. Kaolin 21. Graphite 22. Gypsum 23. Mercury 24. Potassium 25. Marble 26. Nacre 27. Natron 28. Obsidian 29. Ochre 30. Petroleum 31. Phosphorus 32. Platinum 33. Lead 34. Plutonium 35. Pumice 36. Quartz 37. Radium 38. Sand 39. Saltpetre 40. Salt 41. Flint 42. Steel 43. Tin 44. Sulphur 45. Talc 46. Titanium 47. Uranium 48. Jade 49. Tungsten 50. Zinc Further Reading, Index, Image Credits

About the Author

Eric Chaline is a professional journalist and writer specialising in history, philosophy and religion. He has published titles on philosophy, including The Book of Zen and The Book of Gods, and on history, including Traveler's Guide to the Ancient World: Ancient Greece, History's Worst Inventions, History's Greatest Deceptions, and History's Worst Predictions.