Fun Facts about Mining for Kids. 1  One of the simplest types of mining is gold panning. 2  Shaft mining is very dangerous. 3  Open pit mines are simply big, open holes with terraced sides. 4  Quarrying is the process of cutting stone, usually out of a mountainside. 5  Oil rigs drill for oil far out in the ocean.
Faux Leather Handbags. Faux leather is man made fabric (usually polyester) that has been treated with wax, dye, polyurethane, or PVC (polyvinyl chloride) for color and texture that feel like real leather at a much lower cost. It is a synthetic leather made from plastic and is marketed using many names such as leatherette , faux leather, Naugahyde, and pleather.
Bicast leather is: A split leather with a polymer coating. The polymer coating is created as a separate layer and then applied with adhesives, rather than being applied by spraying several thin coats as in ordinary leather. This results in a very even finish on a leather of generally poor quality. The thickness of the polymer layer will determine whether it can be sold as leather or re-categorised as leather laminate. Generally speaking if bicast is looked after it is hard wearing. and can be very serviceable.