Philip Marsden: A Journey Through Rocks

Ochre, tin, peat, silver, radium, mercury, copper, gold and lithium… the ground beneath our feet is full of riches. Philip Marsden discusses his revelatory journey from the tin mines of Cornwall to the gold mountains of Georgia in search of the substances that have shaped our imagination and imperilled our very existence.

Book: Under a Metal Sky: A Journey through Minerals, Greed and Wonder (Granta)

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