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• Mineral exploration — is the process of finding ore (commercially viable concentrations of minerals) to mine. Mineral exploration is a much more intensive, organized and professional form of mineral prospecting and, though it frequently uses the services of… …   Wikipedia

• mineral deposit — Introduction       aggregate of a mineral in an unusually high concentration.       About half of the known chemical elements (chemical element) possess some metallic (metal) properties. The term metal, however, is reserved for those chemical… …   Universalium

• Mineral — For other uses, see Mineral (disambiguation). An assortment of minerals. A mineral is a naturally occurring …   Wikipedia

• Mineral redox buffer — In geology, a redox buffer is an assemblage of minerals or compounds that constrains oxygen fugacity as a function of temperature. Knowledge of the redox conditions (or equivalently, oxygen fugacities) at which a rock forms and evolves can be… …   Wikipedia

• mineral — 1. adj Relating to minerals or the process and business of mining; bearing or producing valuable minerals 2. noun Any valuable inert or lifeless substance formed or deposited in its present position through natural agencies alone, and which is… …   Black's law dictionary

• mineral — 1. adj Relating to minerals or the process and business of mining; bearing or producing valuable minerals 2. noun Any valuable inert or lifeless substance formed or deposited in its present position through natural agencies alone, and which is… …   Black's law dictionary

• mineral — Any homogeneous inorganic material usually found in the earth s crust. [L. mineralis, pertaining to mines, fr. mino, to mine] * * * min·er·al min( ə) rəl n a solid homogeneous crystalline chemical element or compound that results from the… …   Medical dictionary

• Mineral dust — Dust Plumes off Western Africa. Mineral dust is a term used to indicate atmospheric aerosols originated from the suspension of minerals constituting the soil, being composed of various oxides and carbonates. Human activities lead to 30% of the… …   Wikipedia

• mineral — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. inorganic substance, ore (see inorganic matter). II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. geologic, rock, metallurgic; see metallic 1 . n. Syn. inorganic material, earth s crust, geologic formation, geologic rock …   English dictionary for students

• mineral — Broadly, a natural inorganic substance forming a part of the soil or crust of the earth. 36 Am J1st Min & M § 4. Any natural substance having sufficient value to be mined, quarried, or extracted for its own sake or its own specific use. 36 Am… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• silica mineral — Any of the forms of silicon dioxide (SiO2), including quartz, tridymite, cristobalite, coesite, stishovite, melanophlogite, lechatelierite, and chalcedony. Various kinds of silica minerals have been produced synthetically. * * * Introduction… …   Universalium