Exploring Mineral Uses Online

Minerals and Metals at Home
http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/mms/wealth/intro-e.htm

Mineralogy 4 Kids
http://www.minsocam.org/MSA/K12/K_12.html

Oxford Museum of Natural History Learning Zone: Minerals
http://www.oum.ox.ac.uk/thezone/minerals/index.htm