Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: Alchemy of a Material World -- PART I: THE PLEASURE OF TREASURE -- 1. What Lies Beneath: The Material and Mystical Origins of Mineral Wealth -- 2. Creating Value: The Endurance of Precious Jewels -- 3. The Rush Factor: Tracing the Mineral Roots of Global Power Through Gold, Coal, and Oil -- PART II: TOIL AND TREASURE -- 4. The Darker Side of Fortune: The Psychology of Treasure Dependence -- 5. Curing the Resource Curse: Minerals and Global Development -- 6. The Spoils of the Earth: The Ecological Toll of Extractive Excitement -- PART III: MEASURE FOR MEASURE -- 7. Destination Cradle: The Quest for Material Cycling -- 8. The Restoration Ethic: Hurting and Healing Ecosystems -- 9. Embracing the Treasure Impulse: Toward Cautionary Creativity -- Epilogue: Embracing Uncertainty -- Appendix: Notable Minerals and Their Human Uses -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.