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Use groups earth materials by what people actually do with them. Wikipedia notes that "since antiquity, varieties of quartz have been the most commonly used minerals in the making of jewelry and hardstone carvings," a use that has nothing to do with the mineral's scientific classification. This dimension connects a material to its place in human hands rather than only in the ground.

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Sulfide (S2-) or disulfide (S2-2) as the major anion. 1
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Pyrite, Materials
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1. Wikipedia: Sulfide minerals
WikipediaSulfide minerals, lead section
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The sulfide minerals are a class of minerals containing sulfide (S2-) or disulfide (S2-2) as the major anion.
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