Economic geology is concerned with earth materials that can be used for economic and/or industrial purposes. These materials include precious and base metals, nonmetallic minerals, construction-grade stone, petroleum minerals, coal, and water. The term commonly refers to metallic mineral deposits and mineral resources. The techniques employed by o...
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scientific discipline concerned with the distribution of mineral deposits, the economic considerations involved in their recovery, and an assessment ... [1 related articles]
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n] - the branch of geology that deals with economically valuable geological materials
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noun the branch of geology that deals with economically valuable geological materials
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