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23 Cards in this Set
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rock material that can be extracted profitably with existing technology and under present economic and legal conditions
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ore
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Name the four types of mining.
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open stoping, cut and fill, block caving, and room & pillar
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occurs when a fault crosses an anticline when there is impermeable rock opposite and above the reservoir rock
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fault trap
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Give the rule in exploration.
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Find a source, a reservoir, and a trap.
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energy originating from deep within the earth.
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geothermal energy
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energy produced by the burning of biomass like organic wastes, forests, and energy crops.
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biomass energy
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the division a heavy element into 2 lighter elements
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nuclear fission
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the combination of two lighter elements into one heavy element, simultaneously releasing energy
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nuclear fusion
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the raw materials from which goods are produced
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commodities (agricultural and mineral)
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the ratio of the volume of interstices of a material to the volume of its mass
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porosity
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the ability to transmit fluids
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permeability
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a source of supply or support
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resource
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a naturally occurring inorganic substance
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mineral
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Name 5 properties of minerals.
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color, luster, hardness, cleavage, streak, density, opacity,fracture
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a concreted composition of minerals
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rock
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the process by which rocks are decomposed by chemical processes
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chemical weathering
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the process by which rocks are decomposed by physical forces
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physical weathering
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the combition of water the is evaporated and transpired by plants
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evapotranspiration
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a volume of water that passes a given point in unit time
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stream flow
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all water sources located on the surface of the earth
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surface water
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all water sources below ground surface
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ground water
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Impermeable rocks or structures that block the flow of oil and force it to accumulate into larger bodies.
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oil trap
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occurs when a permeable sandstone or limestone pinches out updip into impermeable rock
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pinchout oil trap
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