- 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 thin-foliated variety of amphibole, near actinolite in composition but carrying some alumina. It has a light green color resembling much common green diallage.
Industry:Mining
A thin-nosed bit with diamonds set in several concentric terracelike rows that form the outside wall.
Industry:Mining
A thin-wall tube fitted inside the barrel of a sampler. The liner serves as a retainer for the sample and when sealed at either end is used as a container in which the sample can be transported safely.
Industry:Mining
A thin-wall tube fitted inside the barrel of a sampler. The liner serves as a retainer for the sample and when sealed at either end is used as a container in which the sample can be transported safely.
Industry:Mining
A thin-walled soil-sampling tube, 12 to 30 in (30.5 to 76.2 cm) long, attached to a special rod adapter or sub by means of machine screws. The device is designed to take soil samples by pressing or pushing the tube down into the formation sampled.
Industry:Mining
A thin-walled soil-sampling tube, 12 to 30 in (30.5 to 76.2 cm) long, attached to a special rod adapter or sub by means of machine screws. The device is designed to take soil samples by pressing or pushing the tube down into the formation sampled.
Industry:Mining
A thorium phosphate containing a little lead, calcium, and minor uranium and rare earths; gives an X-ray pattern like that of rhabdophane, and when heated above 850 degrees C, a monazite-type pattern.
Industry:Mining
