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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 ...
A monoclinic mineral, Bi<sub>8</sub>(AsO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub>O<sub>5</sub>(OH)<sub>5</sub>; yellow.
Industry:Mining
A monoclinic mineral, BiAsO<sub>4</sub>; monazite group; at Santiaguillo, Bolivia.
Industry:Mining
A monoclinic mineral, BiUO<sub>3</sub>(OH)<sub>3</sub>; radioactive; orange to red; an oxidation product of pitchblende. Also spelled uranospherite.
Industry:Mining
A monoclinic mineral, Ca(C<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>).H<sub>2</sub>O ; soft; in coal seams, incrustations on marble; also in human urinary tracts.
Industry:Mining
A monoclinic mineral, Ca(C<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>).H<sub>2</sub>O ; soft; in coal seams, incrustations on marble; also in human urinary tracts.
Industry:Mining
A monoclinic mineral, Ca(Cu,Zn)<sub>4</sub>(SO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>(OH)<sub>6</sub>.3H<sub>2</sub>O ; dimorphous with orthoserpierite; sky-blue.
Industry:Mining
A monoclinic mineral, Ca(NO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>.4H<sub>2</sub>O ; water soluble; soft; occurs as an efflorescence, e.g., on walls and in limestone caves.
Industry:Mining
A monoclinic mineral, Ca(NO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>.4H<sub>2</sub>O ; water soluble; soft; occurs as an efflorescence, e.g., on walls and in limestone caves.
Industry:Mining
A monoclinic mineral, Ca(UO<sub>2</sub>)<sub>2</sub>((SiO<sub>3</sub>)(OH))<sub>2</sub>.5H<sub>2</sub>O ; dimorphous with uranophanebeta; radioactive; soft; yellow; as secondary coatings, commonly associated with autunite and torbernite around uranium deposits; a source of uranium.
Industry:Mining
