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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 general term for a group of three-layer (14Aa), micalike clays (K,H<sub>3</sub>O)(Al,Mg,Fe)<sub>2</sub>(Si,Al)<sub>4</sub>O<sub>10</sub>((OH)<sub>2</sub>,H<sub>2</sub>O) ; widely distributed in argillaceous sediments and derived soils; intermediate in composition and structure between muscovite and montmorillonite; contains less potassium and more water than muscovite, but more potassium than kaolinite or montmorillonite; potassium is generally replaced by calcium and/or magnesium; named from studies by Grimm of shales and clays in Illinois. Compare: pholidoide; phyllite.
Industry:Mining
A general term for a group of three-layer (14Aa), micalike clays (K,H<sub>3</sub>O)(Al,Mg,Fe)<sub>2</sub>(Si,Al)<sub>4</sub>O<sub>10</sub>((OH)<sub>2</sub>,H<sub>2</sub>O) ; widely distributed in argillaceous sediments and derived soils; intermediate in composition and structure between muscovite and montmorillonite; contains less potassium and more water than muscovite, but more potassium than kaolinite or montmorillonite; potassium is generally replaced by calcium and/or magnesium; named from studies by Grimm of shales and clays in Illinois. Compare: pholidoide; phyllite.
Industry:Mining
A general term for a group of three-layer (14Aa), micalike clays (K,H<sub>3</sub>O)(Al,Mg,Fe)<sub>2</sub>(Si,Al)<sub>4</sub>O<sub>10</sub>((OH)<sub>2</sub>,H<sub>2</sub>O) ; widely distributed in argillaceous sediments and derived soils; intermediate in composition and structure between muscovite and montmorillonite; contains less potassium and more water than muscovite, but more potassium than kaolinite or montmorillonite; potassium is generally replaced by calcium and/or magnesium; named from studies by Grimm of shales and clays in Illinois. Compare: pholidoide; phyllite.
Industry:Mining
A general term for a group of three-layer (14Aa), micalike clays (K,H<sub>3</sub>O)(Al,Mg,Fe)<sub>2</sub>(Si,Al)<sub>4</sub>O<sub>10</sub>((OH)<sub>2</sub>,H<sub>2</sub>O) ; widely distributed in argillaceous sediments and derived soils; intermediate in composition and structure between muscovite and montmorillonite; contains less potassium and more water than muscovite, but more potassium than kaolinite or montmorillonite; potassium is generally replaced by calcium and/or magnesium; named from studies by Grimm of shales and clays in Illinois. Compare: pholidoide; phyllite.
Industry:Mining
A general term for a hard crust on the surface of, or layer in the upper horizons of, a soil in a semiarid climate. It is formed by the accumulation of soluble minerals deposited by mineral-bearing waters that move upward by capillary action and evaporate during the dry season. Etymol: Latin durus, hard, + crust. Compare: hardpan.
Industry:Mining
A general term for a knoll, hummock, or conical mound in a permafrost region, containing a core of ice; represents a generally seasonal and localized upwarp of the land surface, caused by frost heaving and/or hydrostatic pressure of ground water.
Industry:Mining
A general term for a line on a map or chart connecting points having an equal numerical value of some physical quantity (such as temperature, pressure, or rainfall); an isopleth.
Industry:Mining
A general term for a mass-movement landform and a process characterized by a flowing mass of predominantly fine-grained earth material possessing a high degree of fluidity 2074 during movement. The water content of mudflows may range up to 60%. With increasing fluidity, mudflows grade into loaded and clear streams; with a decrease in fluidity, they grade into earthflows.
Industry:Mining
A general term for a mass-movement landform and a process characterized by a flowing mass of predominantly fine-grained earth material possessing a high degree of fluidity 2074 during movement. The water content of mudflows may range up to 60%. With increasing fluidity, mudflows grade into loaded and clear streams; with a decrease in fluidity, they grade into earthflows.
Industry:Mining
A general term for a planar arrangement of textural or structural features in any type of rock; esp., the planar structure that results from flattening of the constituent grains of a metamorphic rock. Adj. foliate; foliated. Compare: schistosity.
Industry:Mining
