Globally sourced mineral commodities used in U.S. Navy SEAL gear—An illustration of U.S. net import reliance

January 25, 2018

A U.S. Navy SEAL (an acronym for sea, air, land) carries gear containing at least 23 nonfuel mineral commodities for which the United States is greater than 50 percent net import reliant. The graphics display the leading world producers of selected nonfuel mineral commodities used to manufacture U.S. Navy SEAL gear. SEALs are members of the U.S. Navy's special operations forces.

Publication Year	2018
Title	Globally sourced mineral commodities used in U.S. Navy SEAL gear—An illustration of U.S. net import reliance
DOI	10.3133/gip183
Authors	Jamie Brainard, Nedal T. Nassar, Joseph Gambogi, Michael S. Baker, Michael T. Jarvis
Publication Type	Report
Publication Subtype	USGS Numbered Series
Series Title	General Information Product
Series Number	183
Index ID	gip183
Record Source	USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization	National Minerals Information Center

Globally sourced mineral commodities used in U.S. Navy SEAL gear—An illustration of U.S. net import reliance

Chief, Materials Flow Analysis Section

Chief, Materials Flow Analysis Section

National Minerals Information Center

U.S. Geological Survey

U.S. Department of the Interior

Globally sourced mineral commodities used in U.S. Navy SEAL gear—An illustration of U.S. net import reliance

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