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Coloring sheet featuring cassiterite and the critical mineral tin.
USGS MRP Coloring Page Cassiterite
USGS MRP Coloring Page Cassiterite
USGS MRP Coloring Page Cassiterite

USGS Mineral Resources Program coloring page for cassiterite and the critical mineral tin.

The mineral cassiterite, chemical formula SnO2, is the most important mineral source for the critical mineral tin. Fun facts: tin is one of the earliest metals used by humans! The chemical symbol for tin, Sn, comes from its Latin name, stannum.

USGS Mineral Resources Program coloring page for cassiterite and the critical mineral tin.

The mineral cassiterite, chemical formula SnO2, is the most important mineral source for the critical mineral tin. Fun facts: tin is one of the earliest metals used by humans! The chemical symbol for tin, Sn, comes from its Latin name, stannum.

Crossword puzzle about the critical mineral manganese.
USGS MRP Critical Mineral Crossword Puzzle: Manganese
USGS MRP Critical Mineral Crossword Puzzle: Manganese
USGS MRP Critical Mineral Crossword Puzzle: Manganese

Critical Mineral Crossword Puzzle: Manganese

Manganese is listed as a "critical mineral". Learn about where we get manganese and how we use it by solving the crossword puzzle clues!

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Coloring page for the critical mineral barite.
USGS MRP Coloring Page Barite
USGS MRP Coloring Page Barite
USGS MRP Coloring Page Barite

USGS Mineral Resources Program coloring page for the critical mineral barite.

Barite, chemical formula BaSO4, is a critical mineral. Fun fact: barite is one of the heaviest minerals that isn't a metal.

USGS Mineral Resources Program coloring page for the critical mineral barite.

Barite, chemical formula BaSO4, is a critical mineral. Fun fact: barite is one of the heaviest minerals that isn't a metal.

Crossword puzzle for the critical mineral rhenium.
USGS MRP Critical Mineral Crossword Puzzle: Rhenium
USGS MRP Critical Mineral Crossword Puzzle: Rhenium
USGS MRP Critical Mineral Crossword Puzzle: Rhenium

Critical Mineral Crossword Puzzle: Rhenium.

Rhenium is listed as "critical mineral". Learn about where we get rhenium and how we use it by solving the crossword puzzle clues!

 

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Videos

Adhesion and Cohesion of Water
Adhesion and Cohesion of Water
Adhesion and Cohesion of Water

Adhesion and Cohesion are water properties that affect how water interacts with itself and with other things like leaves and even you! This video briefly talks about these two amazing properties of water.
 

Adhesion and Cohesion are water properties that affect how water interacts with itself and with other things like leaves and even you! This video briefly talks about these two amazing properties of water.
 

USGS Erosion Simulation Video
USGS Erosion Simulation Video
USGS Erosion Simulation Video

This video demonstrates a simulation of how storms can impact sandy coastlines through processes such as erosion. This demonstration is conducted at outreach events by scientists at the St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center. The activity can also be re-created at home or in the classroom.

This video demonstrates a simulation of how storms can impact sandy coastlines through processes such as erosion. This demonstration is conducted at outreach events by scientists at the St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center. The activity can also be re-created at home or in the classroom.

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An invasive Cuban treefrog in New Orleans, LA.
An invasive Cuban treefrog in New Orleans, LA.
An invasive Cuban treefrog in New Orleans, LA.
Outstanding in the Field (Ep 4): Amphibian Surveys – Call of the Frog
Outstanding in the Field (Ep 4): Amphibian Surveys – Call of the Frog
An invasive Cuban treefrog in New Orleans, LA.
An invasive Cuban treefrog in New Orleans, LA.
An invasive Cuban treefrog in New Orleans, LA.
Outstanding in the Field (Ep 4): Amphibian Surveys – Call of the Frog

The USGS Ecosystems Mission Area brings you Outstanding in the Field, a series of stories about our science, our adventures, and our efforts to better understand our fish and wildlife and the ecosystems that support them. In this episode we describe the USGS’s efforts to track frog populations in the southeast United States. 

 

The USGS Ecosystems Mission Area brings you Outstanding in the Field, a series of stories about our science, our adventures, and our efforts to better understand our fish and wildlife and the ecosystems that support them. In this episode we describe the USGS’s efforts to track frog populations in the southeast United States. 

 

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