- 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 colorless, gaseous alkaline compound; NH<sub>3</sub>; lighter than air; pungent smell and taste. Byproduct of gas and coke production. Used in making fertilizers and explosives.
Industry:Mining
A colorless, heavy liquid; CHBr<sub>3</sub>; odor and taste similar to those of chloroform; sp gr, 2.8887. Used in mineralogic analysis and in assaying. Compare: methylene iodide; Clerici solution; Sonstadt solution.
Industry:Mining
A colorless, heavy liquid; CHBr<sub>3</sub>; odor and taste similar to those of chloroform; sp gr, 2.8887. Used in mineralogic analysis and in assaying. Compare: methylene iodide; Clerici solution; Sonstadt solution.
Industry:Mining
A colorless, heavy liquid; CHBr<sub>3</sub>; odor and taste similar to those of chloroform; sp gr, 2.8887. Used in mineralogic analysis and in assaying. Compare: methylene iodide; Clerici solution; Sonstadt solution.
Industry:Mining
A colorless, moderate- to low-temperature variety of orthoclase feldspar typically with a relatively high barium content.
Industry:Mining
A colorless, moderate- to low-temperature variety of orthoclase feldspar typically with a relatively high barium content.
Industry:Mining
A colorless, odorless, monatomic, inert gas. Symbol, Ar. Obtained by the fractionation of liquid air. Used in electric light bulbs and in fluorescent tubes.
Industry:Mining
