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Mineral resources online spatial data Website for geospatial data on mineral resources of the U.S. or the world that users can locate by geographic area, view, and download. (Score: 1.380)
Western Mineral Resources Western Mineral Resources home page with links to projects to assess the mineral resources and mineral related environmental problems of the western region of the United States. Also links to products, offices, facts, FAQs and newsletter. (Score: 1.335)
Geology in the Eastern Region Homepage for Eastern Region Geology with links to major research programs and teams: Mineral Resources, Minerals Information, Energy Resources, Earth Surface Processes, and Coastal and Marine Geology Field Centers. (Score: 1.296)
Health effects of mineral dusts Overview of project to develop and apply a variety of earth science methods to interpet the geologic links between mineral dusts such as silica and asbestos and human health problems with links to contacts, tasks, and products. (Score: 1.000)
Laboratory manual for x-ray powder diffraction Report presents an abridged guide for laboratory technicians and students interested in X-ray powder diffraction methodology. (Score: 1.000)
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)
Minerals publications and data products Site for publications on minerals resources with links to those online. Includes reports in series, CD-ROMS, spatial data, statistics and commodity information, and mineral resources publications of regional Mineral Resources Teams. (Score: 1.000)
Natural gemstones Online booklet on natural gemstones, terminology, geologic environment, birthstones, U.S. production, chemical formulas, and references. (Score: 1.000)
Spectroscopy Lab Links to Spectroscopy Lab projects to identify and map materials through spectroscopic remote sensing (imaging spectroscopy, hyperspectral imaging, imaging spectrometry, ultraspectral imaging, etc),on the earth and in space. (Score: 1.000)
Spectroscopy of rocks and minerals, and principles of spectroscopy Technical review of the principles of spectroscopy and its use in identifying minerals and other materials. (Score: 1.000)
Geology, geochemistry and geophysics of sedimentary rock-hosted Au deposits in P.R. China Second report of a joint project with the Tianjin Geological Academy to study sedimentary rock-hosted Au deposits in China. Links to text in PDF format with appendices in .pdf,.xls,.csv, jpg, and tiff formats. Also readme file of CD-ROM version. (Score: 0.730)
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)
Databases and simplified geology for mineralized areas, claims, mines, and prospects in Wyoming. This data release contains mineral resource and geology data for metallic and nonmetallic mineral sites in Wyoming. Data are provided in both spreadsheet format (Microsoft Excel) and in GIS ArcView and MapInfor. Text available in PDF format. (Score: 0.461)
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