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Lateritic bauxites (silicate bauxites) are distinguished from karst bauxite ores (carbonate bauxites). The carbonate bauxites occur predominantly in Europe, Guyana ...
Basalt – An igneous rock.
Tholeiitic basalt is relatively rich in silica and poor in sodium. Included in this category are most basalts of the ocean floor, most large oceanic islands, and ...
Banded Iron Formation (also known as BIF, or as taconite in North America) is a term that is applied to a very unique sedimentary rock of biochemical origin.
Obsidian Obsidian is volcanic glass. Oligoclase Oligoclase has the formulae (Na,Ca)AlSi3O8 and a relative hardness of 7. It is a plagioclase feldspar.
An Educational Guide to Gold for Kids Facts about Gold. Gold, like no other metal, has a fascinating history and a special place ...
Why is the sea salty? Sea water contains about 35 grams per kilogram of dissolved salt. The most obvious source for the salt is river water, which can easily ...
What is the Rock Cycle? Rocks, like mountains, do not last forever. The weather, running water, and ice wear them down. All kinds of rocks become sediment.
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This lecture is designed to give you a general overview of how igneous rocks are related to tectonic setting. In this course, we will not consider in detail ...
This diagram shows the main groups of igneous rocks, their main mineral constituents and their intrusive (cooling in the crust) and extrusive (cooling as lava flow ...
Since volcanic eruptions are caused by magma (a mixture of liquid rock, crystals, and dissolved gas) expelled onto the Earth''s surface, we must first discuss the ...
Limonite used to be considered a mineral, but today the name is a field term for amorphous iron oxides that have been used as yellow to brown ocher pigments and an ...
How Does Scoria Form? Scoria forms when magma containing abundant dissolved gas flows from a volcano or is blown out during an eruption. As the molten rock emerges ...
Iron and manganese are metals that occur frequently in private water systems in Pennsylvania. In some parts of the state these metals exist naturally in groundwater ...
A biography of the Australian continent : The Australian Environment. The Australian continent 6 . Australia is an extensive, low continent with an area of about ...
Land Use and Water Quality, LandUse Planning, Landfills: Impact on Groundwater, Landslides, Law, International Water, Law of the Sea, Law, Water, Legislation ...