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USGS: Lithium in Carolinas Could Replace Imports for a Century or More
USGS: Lithium in Carolinas Could Replace Imports for a Century or More
Media Alert: Low-level flights to image geology of southern Colorado
Media Alert: Low-level flights to image geology of southern Colorado
Media Alert: Low-level flights to image geology of eastern North Dakota
Media Alert: Low-level flights to image geology of eastern North Dakota
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Assessment of undiscovered conventional oil and gas resources in the Buda Limestone of Texas, 2025 Assessment of undiscovered conventional oil and gas resources in the Buda Limestone of Texas, 2025
Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated undiscovered, technically recoverable mean conventional resources of 12 million barrels of oil and 184 billion cubic feet of gas in the Buda Limestone of Texas.
Evidence for a biological origin of uranium-rich carbon masses within the Ediacaran Salt Range Formation of Pakistan Evidence for a biological origin of uranium-rich carbon masses within the Ediacaran Salt Range Formation of Pakistan
Thucholites are unique organic structures found in igneous and sedimentary rocks composed of a U-C-rich interior enclosed by an organic outer shell. Their formation and occurrence have perplexed scientists for over 100 years. Typically, thucholites are sparse in sedimentary rocks but where found in abundance, they may be the result of rapid paleoecological disruptions, e.g., volcanic...
Global pegmatite-hosted lithium, cesium, and rubidium resources: A dataset for grade and tonnage modeling Global pegmatite-hosted lithium, cesium, and rubidium resources: A dataset for grade and tonnage modeling
Quantitative mineral resource assessments of potential undiscovered deposits can inform future mineral supply scenarios, but their accuracy is conditional on building robust grade and tonnage models of known deposits. This study presents an up-to-date global compilation and analysis of recently discovered and original, in-situ pegmatite-hosted Li, Cs, and Rb resources prior to historic...