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9 Cards in this Set
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Acid Mine Drainage
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Most serious environmental problem in mining today.
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Alluvial Placer
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Average Crustal Abundance
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Banded Iron Formation
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Great majority of earth's iron come from these deposits.
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Bauxite
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Black Smoker
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Underwater deposits that create ore deposits called massive sulfides.(copper)
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CERCLA
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Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act.
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Concentration Factor
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must be concentrated in amounts greater than their normal abundance in the crust.
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Contact-metamorphic deposit
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new minerals can form around an igneous intrusion due to the high temperatures.
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