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Key Points

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20 mineral blocks will be offered in the 8th auction round.

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Minerals include graphite, rare earth elements, vanadium, gallium, titanium, and more.

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The roadshow will explain how the auction works and answer questions.

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A workshop will teach how to explore and report on minerals.

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Summary

They will talk about 20 special rock groups that have important minerals like shiny graphite and bright metal bits. ✨

People who dig and sell rocks can learn how to join the auction and get help with exploring. 🤝

A fun workshop will show how scientists plan and write reports about finding new rocks. 🔎

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New Words to Learn

15 words
critical
very important
strategic
useful for big plans
tranche
a group or part of something
auction
a way to sell things by having people make offers
mineral blocks
big pieces of land that have rocks with useful stuff inside
graphite
a black material used in pencils
rare earth elements
special metals used in phones and computers
vanadium
a metal that helps make strong steel
gallium
a metal that melts in your hand
titanium
a strong, light metal used in airplanes
molybdenum
a metal that helps machines work better
tungsten
a very hard metal used for light bulbs
potash
a material used to help plants grow
phosphorite
a rock that has phosphorus for fertilizers
glauconite
a greenish rock used in gardening
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