Metals and Minerals – Page 16

In the World’s Driest Desert, Ancient Wisdom Blooms Eternal

Burned out from life in New York, a photographer traveled to northern Chile to study the ancient wisdom of the Lickanantay, the area’s Indigenous people. Here’s what she saw.

By Irjaliina Paavonpera

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From the Sea and Desert to Silver Creations

Native American artisans create molds from cuttlebone and tufa stone to cast metal jewelry.

By Adria Malcolm for The New York Times

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Yellowstone Border Purchase Stops Gold Mine From Infringing on Bear Habitat

A conservation group acquired more than 1,500 acres just north of Yellowstone National Park to stop a gold mine that they say would have upset the habitat of bears and other wildlife.

By Amanda Holpuch

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A Happy Accident Created Sparkling Aventurine

Watchmakers use the material in both its glass and mineral forms.

By The Metropolitan Museum of Art