An Introduction to Economic Geology and Its Environmental ImpactAs it has grown in length and level through successive edtions, the same author's Introduction to Ore Geology (now Ore Geology and Industrial Minerals) has left behind its original audience: first- and second -ear students. This new textbook, designed to fill that niche , was written specifically for introductory courses. Introduction to Economic Geology and Its Environmental Impact covers oil, coal, water and nuclear fuels, as well as economically important ores and bulk minerals. In keeping with current concerns and constraints, particular attention is paid to the impact of mining and drilling on the environment |
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... clay and other materials began to be exploited for pottery manufacture. But older than these events was the exploitation of pigments both for painting cave walls and body decoration. Natural iron oxides (ochres) and iron-rich clays ...
... clay and other materials began to be exploited for pottery manufacture. But older than these events was the exploitation of pigments both for painting cave walls and body decoration. Natural iron oxides (ochres) and iron-rich clays ...
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... clay, limestone, salt are not essentially metallic, metals are required for their extraction and manufacture. The true facts concerning the initial discovery and use of metals are still being elucidated by archaeologists. The most ...
... clay, limestone, salt are not essentially metallic, metals are required for their extraction and manufacture. The true facts concerning the initial discovery and use of metals are still being elucidated by archaeologists. The most ...
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... clay. Since then, oil and natural gas have joined coal as important energy providers and iron, mainly in the form of steel, has become even more the dominant metal. Local supplies of bulky, low value industrial minerals, which cannot be ...
... clay. Since then, oil and natural gas have joined coal as important energy providers and iron, mainly in the form of steel, has become even more the dominant metal. Local supplies of bulky, low value industrial minerals, which cannot be ...
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... Clay 200 28 77tania 3.9 7 SaltlNaCll 184 29 Fluorspar 3.6 8 Silica sand 111 30 Asbestos 2.6 9 Phosphate rock 106 31 Perlite 1.8 10 Gypsum 96 32 Diatomite 1.5 11 Sulphur 50 33 Graphite 1.0 12 Kaolin 22.8 34 Zirconium minerals 0.92 13 ...
... Clay 200 28 77tania 3.9 7 SaltlNaCll 184 29 Fluorspar 3.6 8 Silica sand 111 30 Asbestos 2.6 9 Phosphate rock 106 31 Perlite 1.8 10 Gypsum 96 32 Diatomite 1.5 11 Sulphur 50 33 Graphite 1.0 12 Kaolin 22.8 34 Zirconium minerals 0.92 13 ...
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Contents
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Part 2 Examples of the More Important Types of Ore Deposit | 83 |
Part 3 Mineralization in Time and Space | 319 |
Index | 353 |
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