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Class: GEOS 1024 - Resources Geology; Subject: Geosciences; University: Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University; Term: Spring 2011;
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all the elements, chemical compounds, minerals and rocks that we exploit. OR "if it can't be grown, it must be mined". Mineral resources are those things that are not grown. Examples: corn (not mineral resource), cotton, silk TERM 2
DEFINITION 2 limestone, sand and gravel TERM 3
DEFINITION 3 Sand, Salt and limestone TERM 4
DEFINITION 4 iron and coal TERM 5
DEFINITION 5 petroleum and salt
Definition TERM 7
DEFINITION 7 made of gypsum TERM 8
DEFINITION 8 78% of our chromium comes from other countries. It is an important ingredient in making different kinds of steel. it comes from Russia, South Africa and Kazakastain and zimbabawee TERM 9
DEFINITION 9 markets where raw resources are traded. TERM 10
DEFINITION 10 Non-metals(most to least): 1) Stone (2) Sand& Gravel (3) Cement Metals (Most to least): 1) Iron and steel (2) Aluminum (3) Copper
obtained from sediment deposits of present-day or ancient river channels or alluvial fans. They are naturally sorted by size, rounded the grains and deposited huge quantities. They are cheap and plentiful. all you need to collect these resources are buldozers and tredging equipment TERM 17
DEFINITION 17 used for concrete. used in road construction. also used in making glass TERM 18
DEFINITION 18 noncrystalline but it's principal component is quartz-silica. Pure Silica melts at very high temp which is expensive so most glass is made by adding other ingredients TERM 19
DEFINITION 19 used for bottles and windows TERM 20
DEFINITION 20 most window glass is float class
contains boric oxide from the mining of borax. It is resistant to chemical and rapid heating and cooling. TERM 22
DEFINITION 22 lead crystal- used in high quality tableware and optic lenses TERM 23
DEFINITION 23 a chemical binder made cheifly of limestone. Along with steel, the most important construction material of our time. TERM 24
DEFINITION 24 Cement + Sand. this is the binding agent for brick and concrete block. Brick and Mortar is called Pompeu. Mortar has good compressive strength but does not have good shear. TERM 25
DEFINITION 25 Cement+sand+gravel (or crushed rock). used by the ancient romans. they added volcanic ash, which allowed it be to laid under water. Caeasarea named after ceaser, located in Israel.
whole city was built out of clay, can survive in dry climate for thousands of years. Pottery is made of fired clay and may last till the end of civilization TERM 32
DEFINITION 32 adobe brick- can be destroyed by water. must be heated at the right tempurature or else it will crumble and crack. brick manufacturing became the dominant industry on the hudson river. because of the excessive brick manufacturing on the hudson river, a third of the valley collapsed. Concrete block is an inexpensive/ convenient way of building TERM 33
DEFINITION 33 examples: halite, gypsum, anhydrite, Borax. salts come from the chemical weathering of feldspar which release ions like Na, Ca, Boron. The ions are dissolved in water, transported to a basin and eventually precipitate as the water evaporates. TERM 34
DEFINITION 34 salts form where pools of water containing the appropriate ions in concentration, dry-out- typically a very dry climate. EX. Playa Lakes- water runoff from mountains collects in rapidly drying desert lakes- death valley, nevada and the great salt lake , utah remember this TERM 35
DEFINITION 35 salt water is coming in through the cracks of the rift zone
high water areas along arid coastline; persian gulf, saudia arabia TERM 37
DEFINITION 37 hawaii, slaines de maras salt pans, peru TERM 38
DEFINITION 38 occured near the east coast of Honshu, Japan. Benioff Zone- this is what led to the discovery of plate tectonics. The most recent one was one of the biggest in Japans history (8.9) TERM 39
DEFINITION 39 found on continents that fill with marine water; contain the largest salt deposits. e.x. michigan basin and gulf of mexico TERM 40
DEFINITION 40 was at the bottom of the sea.
plaster of gypsum to where color is added. this type of plaster is used in the Sistine Chapel TERM 47
DEFINITION 47 occurs as a native element near the fumeroles of volcanes but is more commonly mined by the Frasch Process where hot water is sent down into the salt domes to melt the sulfur that formed from bacteria acting on the gypsum deposits. TERM 48
DEFINITION 48 has been used in war. Peloponnesian war between athens & Sparta they used sulfur mixed with pitch to produce suffocating gases; used to make gunpowder. Today it is used to make sulfuric acid which is used for drugs, fertilizers, explosives and pesticides. Sulfur, potassium nitrate, and charcoal are the three ingredients made to make gun powder. TERM 49
DEFINITION 49 nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium. our food supply depends on: soil, water & fertilizer. Plants need the 3 fertilizers. Ancestors have known the advantages of fertilizers from natural organic waste materials from horses, cows, sheep and birds. Most of our fertilizers are mined from minerals. TERM 50
DEFINITION 50 For grass- good for green leaf growth P- good for roots and flowers K-good for fruit to grow
natural nitrate evaporite deposits are extremely rare because it is so soluble but they do occur in very dry regions like the Atacama desert in Chile. it also forms in caves and can even be produces from manure and urine. Today it is obtained from atmospheric nitrogen and natural gas by the Haber process which produces ammonia. TERM 52
DEFINITION 52 the most important chemical process of the 20th century. it prolonged WWI and also led to the population explosion as fertilizers increased food production TERM 53
DEFINITION 53 makes black powder as well as nitrogylcerin, nittric acid and plastics TERM 54
DEFINITION 54 found in guano deposits. the basic ingredient is found in your bones. pilgrims learned from indians to bury fish and bones with corn. the problem with this form of phosphate is that it is insoluble. when dissolved in sulfuric acid it becomes superphosphate, a soluble form. It also comes from cories, florida and N.C. produce most of the u.s. phosphate. TERM 55
DEFINITION 55 comes from evaporite minerals such as sylvite. there are huge deposits in canada, new mexico, texas, oklahoma and kansas
