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Gypsum, 2013 Gypsum, 2013

No abstract available.
Authors
Robert Crangle

Borates, 2013 Borates, 2013

No abstract available.
Authors
Robert Crangle

Peat in 2013 Peat in 2013

No abstract available.
Authors
Lori E. Apodaca

Lithium in 2013 Lithium in 2013

No abstract available.
Authors
Brian W. Jaskula

Bromine in 2013 Bromine in 2013

No abstract available.
Authors
Joyce A. Ober

Mineral Resource of the Month: Niobium Mineral Resource of the Month: Niobium

Niobium, also called columbium, is a transition metal with a very high melting point. It is in greatest demand in industrialized countries, like the United States, because of its defense-related uses in the aerospace, energy and transportation industries. Niobium is used mostly to make high-strength, low-alloy (HSLA) steel and stainless steel. HSLA steels are used in large-diameter pipes...
Authors
John F. Papp

Pumice and Pumicite in 2013 Pumice and Pumicite in 2013

No abstract available.
Authors
Robert Crangle

Potash, 2013 Potash, 2013

No abstract available.
Authors
Stephen M. Jasinski

Zirconium, 2013 Zirconium, 2013

No abstract available.
Authors
George M. Bedinger

Lithium: for harnessing renewable energy Lithium: for harnessing renewable energy

Lithium, which has the chemical symbol Li and an atomic number of 3, is the first metal in the periodic table. Lithium has many uses, the most prominent being in batteries for cell phones, laptops, and electric and hybrid vehicles. Worldwide sources of lithium are broken down by ore-deposit type as follows: closed-basin brines, 58%; pegmatites and related granites, 26%; lithium-enriched...
Authors
Dwight Bradley, Brian W. Jaskula
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