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The U.S. Bureau of Mines (USBM) was the primary United States Government agency conducting scientific research and disseminating information on the extraction, processing, use, and conservation of mineral resources.
Founded on May 16, 1910, through the Organic Act (Public Law 179), USBM's missions ...
A light-blue mineral, Zn<sub>6</sub>Al<sub>6</sub>(SO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>(OH)<sub>26</sub>.5H<sub>2</sub>O .
Industry:Mining
A light-colored hypabyssal rock, characterized by bostonitic texture and composed chiefly of alkali feldspar; a fine-grained trachyte with few or no mafic components. The name is derived from Boston, MA, for no clear reason. Not recommended usage.
Industry:Mining
A light-colored igneous rock characterized by a fine-grained saccharoidal (i.e., aplitic) texture. Aplites may range in composition from granitic to gabbroic, but the term aplite with no modifier is generally understood to mean granitic aplite, consisting essentially of quartz, potassium feldspar, and acid plagioclase. The term, from a Greek word meaning simple, was in use before 1823.
Industry:Mining
A light-colored igneous rock characterized by a fine-grained saccharoidal (i.e., aplitic) texture. Aplites may range in composition from granitic to gabbroic, but the term aplite with no modifier is generally understood to mean granitic aplite, consisting essentially of quartz, potassium feldspar, and acid plagioclase. The term, from a Greek word meaning simple, was in use before 1823.
Industry:Mining
A light-colored member of the ijolite series that is composed chiefly of nepheline and 0% to 30% mafic minerals, esp. acmite and apatite. Compare: melteigite (now Lovozero), Kola Peninsula, Russia.
Industry:Mining
A light-colored monzonitic igneous rock composed chiefly of andesine, microcline, and antiperthite, with small quantities of clinopyroxene, biotite, and apatite. The name, given by Gavelin in 1915, is for Vallevara, Sweden. Obsolete.
Industry:Mining
A light-colored plutonic rock composed primarily of sodic plagioclase (esp. oligoclase), quartz, sparse biotite, and little or no alkali feldspar. Its name, given by Goldschmidt in 1916, is derived from Trondhjem, Norway. Also spelled: trondjemite; trondheimite.
Industry:Mining
A light-colored rock of granitic texture consisting essentially of alkali feldspar and quartz, with subordinate biotite; muscovite may be present or absent. Compare: two-mica granite; alaskite.
Industry:Mining
A light-colored soft friable siliceous sedimentary rock, consisting chiefly of opaline frustules of the diatom, a unicellular aquatic plant related to the algae. Some deposits are of lake origin, but the largest are marine. Owing to its high surface area, high absorptive capacity, and relative chemical stability, diatomite has a number of uses, esp. as a filter aid and as an extender in paint, rubber, and plastics. The term is generally reserved for deposits of actual or potential commercial value.
Industry:Mining
