- Industry: Mining
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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 nodule of coprolitic ironstone, so named from the resemblance of the enclosed coprolite to the body and limbs of a beetle.
Industry:Mining
A nodule of coprolitic ironstone, so named from the resemblance of the enclosed coprolite to the body and limbs of a beetle.
Industry:Mining
A nonautomatic methane detector approved under the regulations for use in coal mines. The instrument is normally calibrated at 1% methane, and this provides an accuracy of + or -0.05% over the most important part of the scale; i.e., 0.75% to 1.5%. It weighs 3-1/2 lb (1.6 kg), and the source of power is an Edison cap lamp battery.
Industry:Mining
A nonclastic sedimentary rock composed primarily of minerals produced from a saline solution as a result of extensive or total evaporation of the solvent. Examples include gypsum, anhydrite, rock salt, primary dolomite, and various nitrates and borates. The term sometimes includes rocks developed by metamorphism or transport of other evaporites.
Industry:Mining
A nonclastic sedimentary rock composed primarily of minerals produced from a saline solution as a result of extensive or total evaporation of the solvent. Examples include gypsum, anhydrite, rock salt, primary dolomite, and various nitrates and borates. The term sometimes includes rocks developed by metamorphism or transport of other evaporites.
Industry:Mining
A nonclastic sedimentary rock composed primarily of minerals produced from a saline solution as a result of extensive or total evaporation of the solvent. Examples include gypsum, anhydrite, rock salt, primary dolomite, and various nitrates and borates. The term sometimes includes rocks developed by metamorphism or transport of other evaporites.
Industry:Mining
A nonclastic sedimentary rock composed primarily of minerals produced from a saline solution as a result of extensive or total evaporation of the solvent. Examples include gypsum, anhydrite, rock salt, primary dolomite, and various nitrates and borates. The term sometimes includes rocks developed by metamorphism or transport of other evaporites.
Industry:Mining
A noncoring bit designed to be coupled to a reaming shell threaded to couple directly on a drill rod instead of a core barrel.
Industry:Mining
