Bearings and thrust plates for newbies

So I'm a total newbie to anything other than using a turntable, but I've been learning how to build my own amps, dacs etc...and decided to take the plunge into a turntable. I'm in initial stages.

So...dumb question time.

I went ahead and jumped on a nice platter and bearing combo from tw acustic - the raven AC model.

Now I realize I really have no idea about thrust plates and....how bearings work. I've been googling and googling but I can't really find a good rundown on different types of bearings, how they connect to plinth, understanding the thrust plate etc...

If anyone wanted to give me a tutorial that would be awesome, or if someone had some good links.

My bearing is a brass sleeve.

The manufacturer says:

Bearing:
Bronze bearing, 16 mm hard metal shaft with ball on top, running on a thrust washer of 'Material S ® (green)'. This is a special low-pressure PE based material with a very low coefficient of friction and very high wear resistance, giving a long maintenance free life without the need for additional lubrication. Bushing is machined exactly to fit the bearing with zero float, yet remains replaceable.

I have the sleeve. It terminates in a bolt. No ball bearing was included. I'm kind of lost 😉 I don't really see how a ball bearing would sit on the slightly pointed spindle bearing...
 

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That's fair of course...I've definitely read a lot though and can't seem to find what I'm after. Part of the issue is there's about 100,000 types of bearings. I've yet to even see one that really looks like mine despite looking at about 1000 pics.