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Most hydrothermal ores are metallic ________.
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The oil window extends to depths of at least 6 km.
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Gossans are associated with supergene deposits found on the deep ocean
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Aluminum ore is the product of direct chemical precipitation from seawater.
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Canada has a wealth of oil at depth on the Canadian Shield.
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Nutrient-rich coastal water is the essential precondition for the formation of
oil and gas.
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A set of conditions to hold petroleum in a reservoir rock and prevent its
escape is called a trap.
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Nickel couldn't be isolated from copper until 1751.
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The distribution of kimberlite pipes in North America forms a random
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Natural gas requires different conditions for accumulation than does oil.
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On the whole, technological breakthroughs or price increases necessarily
result in an increase in a country's resources.
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Is peat a coal type?
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Salt domes account for most of the petroleum reserves in the Gulf of
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Humans are extracting non-renewable resources faster than which they are
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There more carbon, the more combustible (economically desirable) the
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Gypsum, salt and potash are examples of evaporite minerals.
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Gas hydrate contains _____.
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_____________ is the initial stage in the development of coal.
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Cracking of hydrocarbons is called catagenesis.
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The major coal-producing region of the US is in the Appalachians.
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In placer deposits, streams concentrate heavy mineral into ores.