- Industry: Mining
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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 point defect in a crystal structure where an atom or ion is missing from its expected position.
Industry:Mining
A point representing a set of conditions (pressure, temperature, composition) at which two phases become physically indistinguishable; in a system of one component, the temperature and pressure at which a liquid and its vapor become identical in all properties.
Industry:Mining
A point representing a set of conditions (pressure, temperature, composition) at which two phases become physically indistinguishable; in a system of one component, the temperature and pressure at which a liquid and its vapor become identical in all properties.
Industry:Mining
A point, line, or surface in a standing wave system where some characteristic of the wave field has maximum amplitude. Antinodes, like nodes, may be of several types, such as pressure or velocity.
Industry:Mining
A pointed bar by which a blast-furnace tap-hole is opened or the metal in a melting pot, etc., is tested.
Industry:Mining
A pointed bar by which a blast-furnace tap-hole is opened or the metal in a melting pot, etc., is tested.
Industry:Mining
A pointed board or steel strap with a sharp edge, that is driven ahead in loose ground for support purposes.
Industry:Mining
A pointed instrument for piercing the wad or tamp of a charge of explosive, to permit introducing a blasting fuse.
Industry:Mining
A pointed steel bar that can be locked in a clamp, and is used to brace a drill frame against the ground.
Industry:Mining
