A last stage of settling for industrial effluent prior to release in the natural environment
A last stage of settling for industrial effluent prior to release in the natural environment
A roughly egg shaped orebody
A plutonic formations, including laccoliths , are created when volcanic fluids are trapped beneath another rock body, causing the overlying rock to form a dome shaped upheaval
Refers to rocks from plutons transported from great depth
An intrusive igneous body, usually measured in kilometers
The oldest, most stable part of the earth’s crust, the largest being the Canadian Shield
The super-eon of time until the start of all known life in the Cambrian era, it is the period covering 4500 to 540 million years ago
Potassium ore used for industrial processed and fertilizer
A calcium-aluminum silicate mineral combined with aggregate and water to form concrete
Rocks and other material formed by volcanic eruption