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| Keywords: copper statueofliberty mineral metal #naturalresources naturalresources patination mineralresources food texture white background abstract foliage plant bright On this day in 1885 the dismantled Statue of Liberty arrived in New York Harbor. The copper and iron statue was shipped across the Atlantic Ocean in over 200 cases. It was assembled and then dedicated the following October by President Grover Cleveland. Originally the statue was copper-colored but a natural process called patination produced its green-ish blue appearance that visitors are familiar with today. Did you know that copper was one of the very first metals ever extracted and used by humans? It is one of the few metals that occur in nature in native form. Copper is easily stretched molded, and shaped; is resistant to corrosion; and conducts heat and electricity efficiently. As a result, copper was important to early humans and continues to be a material of choice for a variety of domestic, industrial, and high-technology applications today. For more information on how we use copper, where does it comes from, and who consumes it world-wide please see: pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2009/3031/FS2009-3031.pdf For further copper statistics and publications, please see: minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/copper/ On this day in 1885 the dismantled Statue of Liberty arrived in New York Harbor. The copper and iron statue was shipped across the Atlantic Ocean in over 200 cases. It was assembled and then dedicated the following October by President Grover Cleveland. Originally the statue was copper-colored but a natural process called patination produced its green-ish blue appearance that visitors are familiar with today. Did you know that copper was one of the very first metals ever extracted and used by humans? It is one of the few metals that occur in nature in native form. Copper is easily stretched molded, and shaped; is resistant to corrosion; and conducts heat and electricity efficiently. As a result, copper was important to early humans and continues to be a material of choice for a variety of domestic, industrial, and high-technology applications today. For more information on how we use copper, where does it comes from, and who consumes it world-wide please see: pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2009/3031/FS2009-3031.pdf For further copper statistics and publications, please see: minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/copper/ | ||||
