Articles About Metals

Gold has many properties that make it extremely well-suited for a diversity of industrial uses.

Gold An important metal for thousands of years - uses, prospecting, mining, production.

Fool*s Gold is a name used for pyrite when its brassy color fools people looking for gold.

REEs Special metals used in cell phones, DVDs, batteries, magnets & many other products.

Gifts That Rock - What are the most popular gift items in the Geology.com store?

Chromium The metal that gives the yellow color to school buses and strength to stainless steel.

Copper is a metal used in coins, electronics, pipes, wiring, motors, alloys and many other products.

Silver - The soft, white, native, metallic element with extreme properties and diverse uses.

Titanium - The silver metal used in high performance alloys, parts, pigments and polishes.

Zinc is the fourth most widely consumed metal after iron, aluminum, and copper.

Nickel is a metal used to make stainless steel and alloys that are hard and heat resistant.

Uses of Lead The soft metal that has been used by humans for more than 5000 years.

Manganese A silver metallic element with diverse uses in metallurgy and manufacturing.

Geology of Rare Earths They are not rare - just rarely found in minable concentrations.

Beryllium is a very light and very stiff metal with a variety of uses critical to national security.

Uses of Silver - Most people think of jewelry and coins, but silver is an industrial metal.

Geology Tools - Hammers, field bags, hand lenses, maps, hardness picks, gold pans.

Gold Prospecting History, geography and geology of gold prospecting by USGS.

The Science of Fireworks Metal oxides are what produce the bright colors of fireworks.

Colored Glass Facts A number of metals are used to produce the beautiful colors in glass.