这本教科书是第一本提供有关矿石和大多数化学元素的基本属性，以及最重要的工业矿物、它们的最新应用和回收选项的基本信息的教科书，并附有大量照片。
这本书代表了瓦伦蒂·马萨奇地质博物馆和加泰罗尼亚政治大学（UPC）（加泰罗尼亚理工大学）在过去几年中联合开展的一个综合项目的高潮。这本书是应大学教授和其他教育工作者的多重要求出版的，它将促进一个人类负责任地使用地球自然资源并尊重环境的新社会。
请记住，我们不是地球上唯一的居民，地球是一个奇妙但可消耗的星球！
Elements and Mineral Resources (Springer Textbooks in Earth Sciences, Geography and Environment)
This textbook is the first to offer essential information on the ores and basic properties of the majority of chemical elements, together with the most important industrial minerals, their latest applications and recycling options, illustrated with a wealth of photos.
This book represents the culmination of a comprehensive project jointly pursued by the Valentí Masachs Geology Museum and the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) (Polytechnic University of Catalonia) over the past several years. Published in response to multiple requests from university professors and other educators, it will promote a new society in which human beings use the Earth’s natural resources responsibly and with respect for the environment.
Keep in mind that we aren’t the only inhabitants of the Earth, a wonderful but depletable planet!
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