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The U.S. Bureau of Mines (USBM) was the primary United States Government agency conducting scientific research and disseminating information on the extraction, processing, use, and conservation of mineral resources.
Founded on May 16, 1910, through the Organic Act (Public Law 179), USBM's missions ...
Hydrogen electrode used to determine electrode potentials of half-cells.
Industry:Mining
Hydrogenation of carbon monoxide to form hydrocarbons from coal or natural gases.
Industry:Mining
Hypothetical continent in the Northern Hemisphere that broke up about the end of the Carboniferous Period to form the present northern continents.
Industry:Mining
Identification of events on noncontiguous seismic records as involving the same interfaces in the Earth.
Industry:Mining
Identification of type of iron alloy by appearance of sparks emitted when rubbed on grindstone.
Industry:Mining
If a heavily loaded column punches a hole through the base on which it rests, the base has failed in punching shear. This is prevented either by thickening the base or by enlarging the foot of the column so as to ensure that the allowable shear stress is not exceeded.
Industry:Mining
If differences of temperature are induced in a solution of sodium chloride or some other substance in water, the dissolved material will become relatively more concentrated in those portions in which the temperature is lowest.
Industry:Mining
If the crystalline grains are so small that they cannot be distinguished except under the high magnification of a microscope, the structure is described as compact and the mineral as massive.
Industry:Mining
If two or more forces acting on a body can be replaced by a single force the forces are said to have been compounded. This is known as composition of forces.
Industry:Mining
