Monthly Archive: February 2014

Mining a Pegmatite

Pegmatites come in two flavors simple and complex, or dirty. The complex pegmatites are the source of many rare minerals used both as gemstones, and rare metal ores. Pegmatites being relatively small in comparison to other mineral deposits lend themselves…
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Specialties within Anthropology

Anthropology is, according to the American Heritage Dictionary, “the scientific study of the origin, the behavior, and the physical, social, and cultural development of humans”. The word Anthropology derives from the Greek “anthropos”, meaning “human”. It falls under the broad…
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