Further Reading

The Geological Society – plate margins

The chemical elements of a smartphone

How sand becomes silicon

Virtual microscope: shap granite

Mindat: Mindat has information on minerals from all around the world. Try searching there for chalcopyrite and bornite.

The Haber-Bosch process (BBC World Service)

OneGeology Portal

William Smith’s map is on display at the Geological Society in London, where you can visit it during office hours without an appointment: Visiting the William Smith Map

You can find out more about oil, and the possibilities for living without oil, in another short OpenLearn course: Living without oil

If you are interested in finding out more about Oldoinyo Lengai, YouTube has some fascinating videos showing the low viscosity carbonatite lava erupting: Oldoinyo Lengai

For an even more detailed insight into REES, visit the British Geological Surveys website: British Geological Surveys - rare earth elements