{"id":101235,"date":"2023-06-15T15:25:54","date_gmt":"2023-06-15T15:25:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/?page_id=101235"},"modified":"2023-08-08T13:44:19","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T13:44:19","slug":"modern-life-doesnt-grow-on-trees","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/maps-and-resources\/critical-raw-materials-resources\/modern-life-doesnt-grow-on-trees\/","title":{"rendered":"Modern life doesn\u2019t grow on trees!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t\t<section class=\"hero-section hero-section-with-social\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-info-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Modern Life Doesn\u2019t Grow On Trees!<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Discovering Geology &#8211; Critical raw materials teaching resources<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"social-wrap social-wrap-inline-them\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sea-background-f\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Share this article<\/span><a target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/maps-and-resources\/critical-raw-materials-resources\/modern-life-doesnt-grow-on-trees\/\"><span class=\"icon-facebook\"><span class=\"hidden\">Facebook<\/span><\/span><\/a><a target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Modern%20life%20doesn\u2019t%20grow%20on%20trees!&#038;url=https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/maps-and-resources\/critical-raw-materials-resources\/modern-life-doesnt-grow-on-trees\/\"><span class=\"icon-twitter\"><span class=\"hidden\">Twitter<\/span><\/span><\/a><a   onclick=\"javascript:void( (function() {var 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class=\"lazy-blur hero-img\" alt=\"The Commoditree public engagement festival stand\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/commoditree_banner.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-bgs-blocks-content-container content-section\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12\">\n<p>\u2018Modern life doesn\u2019t grow on trees\u2019 is a touring festival stand, curated and designed by BGS\u2019s public engagement team and scientists, which will tour summer festivals from 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are six sections to explore:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/maps-and-resources\/critical-raw-materials-resources\/modern-life-doesnt-grow-on-trees\/critical-minerals-in-households\/\">households<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/maps-and-resources\/critical-raw-materials-resources\/modern-life-doesnt-grow-on-trees\/critical-minerals-in-infrastructure\/\">infrastructure<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/maps-and-resources\/critical-raw-materials-resources\/modern-life-doesnt-grow-on-trees\/critical-minerals-in-lifestyle\/\">lifestyle<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/maps-and-resources\/critical-raw-materials-resources\/modern-life-doesnt-grow-on-trees\/critical-minerals-in-medicine\/\">medicine<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/maps-and-resources\/critical-raw-materials-resources\/modern-life-doesnt-grow-on-trees\/critical-minerals-in-renewables\/\">renewables<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/maps-and-resources\/critical-raw-materials-resources\/modern-life-doesnt-grow-on-trees\/critical-minerals-in-technology\/\">technology<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About the Commoditree<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The stand focuses on the Commoditree, a brand-new public-engagement installation from BGS that has been funded by the Critical Minerals Intelligence Centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"owl-carousel carousel-primary-color carousel owl-theme thumbs-carousel-js\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item\"><figure  class=\"img-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/P1035840-1-1400x933.jpg\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;Members of the UK Critical Minerals Intelligence Centre, pictured with The Commoditree. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_21307\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/P1035840-1-960x640.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Commoditree and the CMIC team BGS \u00a9 UKRI.\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/info-caption.svg\" alt=\"Information icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-text\"><p>Members of the UK Critical Minerals Intelligence Centre, pictured with The Commoditree. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"expand-box expand-box-top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/P1035840-1-1400x933.jpg\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;Members of the UK Critical Minerals Intelligence Centre, pictured with The Commoditree. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_21307\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/expand.svg\" alt=\"Expand icon\"><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"item\"><figure  class=\"img-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/P1035830-940x1400.jpg\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;Commoditree BGS \u00a9 UKRI.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_21307\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/P1035830-645x960.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"A wooden tree sculpture adorned with items from modern life. Commoditree BGS \u00a9 UKRI.\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption sm-line\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/info-caption.svg\" alt=\"Information icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-text\"><p>Commoditree BGS \u00a9 UKRI.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"expand-box expand-box-top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/P1035830-940x1400.jpg\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;Commoditree BGS \u00a9 UKRI.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_21307\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/expand.svg\" alt=\"Expand icon\"><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\n<p>At first glance, the tree is a sculpture reflecting the natural surroundings of its festival environment; on closer inspection, it has all the electrical trappings of modern life emerging from its branches like fruit, or winding around its trunk like vines. The gadgets appear to grow from mineral specimens embedded in its roots. Standing at 3&nbsp;m tall, the tree is imposing, intriguing and lets visitors trace the ways in which minerals and rocks extracted from below our feet are intrinsically wound into our modern lives. 3D-printed mineral crystals in the roots can be pressed like buttons to light up paths to their related gadgets, and solar panels and miniature wind turbines are nestled in the branches of the tree, bringing home the reality to visitors that clean energy technologies also rely to some extent on the extractive industries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some objects will be familiar and others surprising \u2026 visitors should leave asking themselves if a disposable vape is really the best use of a Li-ion battery!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The sections below explore in more detail how critical minerals are used in our everyday lives.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<section   id=\"latest-content-2313-block_656e4eb761c8c938bfca812ef103c98a\" class=\"cards-carousel-section  sea-background-e   \" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row header-of-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Critical minerals in our everyday lives<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 owl-carousel carousel-basic-2-color owl-theme carousel-js\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  \">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/maps-and-resources\/critical-raw-materials-resources\/modern-life-doesnt-grow-on-trees\/critical-minerals-in-households\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Critical_minerals_household_istock_104833709-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Critical_minerals_household_istock_104833709\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Critical_minerals_household_istock_104833709.jpg\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/maps-and-resources\/critical-raw-materials-resources\/modern-life-doesnt-grow-on-trees\/critical-minerals-in-households\/\">Critical minerals in households<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are lots of items in our houses that rely on minerals, from kettles and windows to microwaves and food cans. The items in this section are based on elements extracted from pyrolusite, chromite and cassiterite.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/maps-and-resources\/critical-raw-materials-resources\/modern-life-doesnt-grow-on-trees\/critical-minerals-in-households\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  \">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/maps-and-resources\/critical-raw-materials-resources\/modern-life-doesnt-grow-on-trees\/critical-minerals-in-infrastructure\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Critical_minerals_infrastructure_istock_1345384816-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Critical_minerals_infrastructure_istock_1345384816\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Critical_minerals_infrastructure_istock_1345384816.jpg\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/maps-and-resources\/critical-raw-materials-resources\/modern-life-doesnt-grow-on-trees\/critical-minerals-in-infrastructure\/\">Critical minerals in infrastructure<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Minerals can be combined and used at large scales to create our infrastructure! The items in this section are based on some of the main elements used in infrastructure. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/maps-and-resources\/critical-raw-materials-resources\/modern-life-doesnt-grow-on-trees\/critical-minerals-in-infrastructure\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  \">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/maps-and-resources\/critical-raw-materials-resources\/modern-life-doesnt-grow-on-trees\/critical-minerals-in-lifestyle\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Critical_minerals_lifestyle_istock_1399751174-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Critical_minerals_lifestyle_istock_1399751174\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Critical_minerals_lifestyle_istock_1399751174.jpg\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/maps-and-resources\/critical-raw-materials-resources\/modern-life-doesnt-grow-on-trees\/critical-minerals-in-lifestyle\/\">Critical minerals in lifestyle<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Live, laugh, look at what we have here! This section is all about lifestyle and these items are based on bismuth and other elements extracted from the minerals \u00a0ilmenite and monazite.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/maps-and-resources\/critical-raw-materials-resources\/modern-life-doesnt-grow-on-trees\/critical-minerals-in-lifestyle\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  \">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/maps-and-resources\/critical-raw-materials-resources\/modern-life-doesnt-grow-on-trees\/critical-minerals-in-medicine\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Critical_minerals_medicine_istock_592647828-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Critical_minerals_medicine_istock_592647828\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Critical_minerals_medicine_istock_592647828.jpg\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/maps-and-resources\/critical-raw-materials-resources\/modern-life-doesnt-grow-on-trees\/critical-minerals-in-medicine\/\">Critical minerals in medicine<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Health is wealth and this section is all about medical uses of critical materials. Have you ever had an X-ray? What about a trip to the dentist? If you have, then you will have relied on equipment that contains elements extracted from rutile, rhodochrosite and sphalerite<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/maps-and-resources\/critical-raw-materials-resources\/modern-life-doesnt-grow-on-trees\/critical-minerals-in-medicine\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  \">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/maps-and-resources\/critical-raw-materials-resources\/modern-life-doesnt-grow-on-trees\/critical-minerals-in-renewables\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Critical_minerals_renewables_istock_1336979814-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Critical_minerals_renewables_istock_1336979814\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Critical_minerals_renewables_istock_1336979814.jpg\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/maps-and-resources\/critical-raw-materials-resources\/modern-life-doesnt-grow-on-trees\/critical-minerals-in-renewables\/\">Critical minerals in renewables<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If the future is green then our energy must be clean! Items in this section represent renewable energy and are reliant on ores like chalcopyrite, bastnasite and graphite.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/maps-and-resources\/critical-raw-materials-resources\/modern-life-doesnt-grow-on-trees\/critical-minerals-in-renewables\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  \">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/maps-and-resources\/critical-raw-materials-resources\/modern-life-doesnt-grow-on-trees\/critical-minerals-in-technology\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Critical_minerals_technology_istock_1371762945-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"\u00a9 P. Kijsanayothin \/ iStock\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Critical_minerals_technology_istock_1371762945.jpg\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/maps-and-resources\/critical-raw-materials-resources\/modern-life-doesnt-grow-on-trees\/critical-minerals-in-technology\/\">Critical minerals in technology<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From phones and laptops to headphones and tablets, this section is based on the elements extracted from spodumene and quartz, and the element cobalt, that we use to make our technology.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/maps-and-resources\/critical-raw-materials-resources\/modern-life-doesnt-grow-on-trees\/critical-minerals-in-technology\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<section   id=\"latest-content-4021-block_39fd7d275e026d4571a05977fc64b0ad\" class=\"grid-section  primary-background   \" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row header-of-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>You may also be interested in<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row grid-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-6 col-12\">\n\t<div class=\"cards cards-orizontal-sm  cards-find-more  cards-bordered\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/maps-and-resources\/critical-raw-materials-resources\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/bismuth-synthetic-form-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Bismuth (synthetic form). \u00a9 BGS \/ UKRI\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/bismuth-synthetic-form.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/maps-and-resources\/critical-raw-materials-resources\/\">Critical minerals resources<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our modern lives rely on a whole host of metals and minerals that are extracted from the ground. 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