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Mineral deposit models Publications by the USGS on mineral deposit models converted to digital files that can be downloaded. Some are Pdf files requiring Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and download text (Score: 1.000)

Pathways of metal transfer from mineralized sources to bioreceptors A synthesis of the Mineral Resources Programs past and future research directions in the western U.S. on metal contamination due to mineral deposits and mining and the environmental effects on living organisms. Chapters 1, 4, and 6 as PDF files. (Score: 0.690)

Western Region Mineral Resources Project listing Links to ongoing mineral resources projects in the Western Region of the United States plus links to offices and staff of the Western Mineral Resources Team. (Score: 0.668)

More than broken jars and roof tiles: the environmental legacy of a Roman mineral industry at Plasenzuela, Extremadura, Spain Adaptation of a poster presented at Metals in Antiquity Symposium, Harvard, September 10-13, 1997. (Score: 0.534)

Environmental processes that affect mineral deposits in the Eastern United States Studies in Eastern United States on massive sulfide deposits in Maine, Vermont, Great Smoky Mountains, and Virginia to assess potential environmetal impacts of mining and provide efficient means of mitigating effects and reclamation of mined lands. (Score: 0.523)

Stratigraphy of the Proterozoic Revett Formation, Coeur dAlene district, Idaho (Score: 0.472)

Toxicity and bioavailability of metals in the Missouri River adjacent to a lead refinery Report(PDF format)on an evaluation of the potential environmental impacts of contaminated groundwater from a metals refinery adjacent to the Missouri River in Omaha, Nebraska testing water and sediments for contaminants and toxicity. (Score: 0.458)

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About metallic ores:

Definition: Naturally occurring materials from which metals of economic value can be profitably extracted. [Adapted from Glossary of Geology, 4th ed.]

Used for: ore deposits (metallic)