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July 1, 2016

Mining Review in 2015 Mining Review in 2015

No abstract available.

Authors

Joyce A. Ober

Mineral Resources Program, National Minerals Information Center

July 1, 2016

Industrial Garnet in 2015 Industrial Garnet in 2015

No abstract available.

Authors

Donald W. Olson

Mineral Resources Program, National Minerals Information Center

July 1, 2016

Industrial Diamond in 2015 Industrial Diamond in 2015

No abstract available.

Authors

Donald W. Olson

Mineral Resources Program, National Minerals Information Center

July 1, 2016

Rare Earths, 2015 Rare Earths, 2015

No abstract available.

Authors

Joseph Gambogi

Mineral Resources Program, National Minerals Information Center

July 1, 2016

Strontium in 2015 Strontium in 2015

No abstract available.

Authors

Joyce A. Ober

Mineral Resources Program, National Minerals Information Center

July 1, 2016

Gypsum in 2015 Gypsum in 2015

No abstract available.

Authors

Robert Crangle

Mineral Resources Program, National Minerals Information Center

July 1, 2016

Accretionary lapilli: what’s holding them together? Accretionary lapilli: what’s holding them together?

Accretionary lapilli from Tagus cone, Isla Isabela, Galápagos were analyzed using scanning electron microscope (SEM) and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) techniques. Our main findings are (1) the lapilli formed and hardened in a few minutes while still aloft in the dispersing eruption column. (2) Palagonite rinds developed first on the basaltic glass clasts, and subsequently...

Authors

Paul M. Adams, David K. Lynch, David C. Buesch

Geology, Energy, and Minerals Mission Area, Energy Resources Program, Mineral Resources Program, National Laboratories Program, Science and Decisions Center, Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program, Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center

July 1, 2016

Potash in 2015 Potash in 2015

No abstract available.

Authors

Stephen M. Jasinski

Mineral Resources Program, National Minerals Information Center

July 1, 2016

Pumice in 2015 Pumice in 2015

No abstract available.

Authors

Robert Crangle

Mineral Resources Program, National Minerals Information Center

July 1, 2016

Boron in 2015 Boron in 2015

No abstract available.

Authors

Robert Crangle

Mineral Resources Program, National Minerals Information Center

June 30, 2016

Rare earths: Market disruption, innovation, and global supply chains Rare earths: Market disruption, innovation, and global supply chains

Rare earths, sometimes called the vitamins of modern materials, captured public attention when their prices increased more than ten-fold in 2010 and 2011. As prices fell between 2011 and 2016, rare earths receded from public view—but less visibly they became a major focus of innovative activity in companies, government laboratories and universities. Geoscientists worked to better...

Authors

Roderick Eggert, Cyrus Wadia, Corby Anderson, Diana Bauer, Fletcher Fields, Lawrence D. Meinert, Patrick Taylor

Mineral Resources Program

June 29, 2016

Isotopically constrained lead sources in fugitive dust from unsurfaced roads in the southeast Missouri mining district Isotopically constrained lead sources in fugitive dust from unsurfaced roads in the southeast Missouri mining district

The isotopic composition of lead (Pb) in fugitive dust suspended by a vehicle from 13 unsurfaced roads in Missouri was measured to identify the source of Pb within an established long-term mining area. A three end-member model using 207Pb/206Pb and concentration as tracers resulted in fugitive dust samples plotting in the mixing field of well characterized heterogeneous end members. End...

Authors

Emitt C. Witt, Michael J. Pribil, John P. Hogan, David Wronkiewicz

Core Science Systems Mission Area, Geology, Energy, and Minerals Mission Area, Mineral Resources Program, Center of Excellence for Geospatial Information Science (CEGIS), Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center