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Jean-Pierre ROUCAN : Doctorate in Geology, - Head of the Earth Sciences Department at the Palais de la Découverte
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With just over 4,000 naturally occurring mineral compounds, minerals are one of the smallest families in the natural world. However, they play a decisive role in our lives. Man draws most of the materials he uses from them: building stone, sand and aggregates, ores and gems.
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