also called a gem, fine gem, jewel, precious stone, or semi-precious stone) is a piece of mineral crystal which, in cut and polished form, is used to make jewelry or other adornments.

A period of rapid growth in the use of machines in manufacturing and production that began in the mid-1850s

A collection of businesses with a common line of products or services

a nutritional imbalance caused by lack of specific dietary components or inability to absorb or utilize essential nutrients

an area of small towns or farms

Cloth item; the first industry to be industrialized in the 18th century.

created a cheap and efficient process for making steel, developed around 1850

the process of developing machine production of goods

the basic physical and organizational structures and facilities (e.g., buildings, roads, and power supplies) needed for the operation of a society or enterprise.

an engine that uses the expansion or rapid condensation of steam to generate power.

developed a steam engine powered by coal to pump water out of mines

The application of machinery to manufacturing and other activities. Among the first processes to be mechanized were the spinning of cotton thread and the weaving of cloth in late-eighteenth- and early-nineteenth-century England.

producing good results without costing a lot of money

the process by which raw, natural resources are obtained.

the process or industry of obtaining coal or other minerals from a mine; a process of obtaining minerals from Earth's crust.

the basic material from which a product is made.

the process of extracting rocks from underground by blasting, cutting and drilling.

a place from which dimension stone, rock, sand and gravel have been excavated from the ground

is the process of making goods from raw materials.

is the science and craft of creating, managing, using, conserving and repairing forests, woodlands, and associated resources for human and environmental benefits.

the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material

intact slabs and blocks of rock (such as granite or marble); sedimentary, metamorphic and igneous rocks that can be cut in different sizes. Used for decorative rock for the face of buildings, floors and roof tops.

a mineral used in explosives and fertilizer

a soft, fine-grained sedimentary rock from which oil and natural gas are obtained.

a hard sedimentary rock, composed mainly of calcium carbonate or dolomite, used as building material and in the making of cement.