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economic geologyScientific discipline concerned with the distribution of mineral deposits, the economic considerations involved in their recovery, and assessment of the reserves available. Economic geology deals with metal ores, fossil fuels, and other materials of commercial value, such as salt, gypsum, and building stone. It applies the principles and methods of various other fields, especially geophysics, structural geology, and stratigraphy. economic geology [‚ek·ə′näm·ik jē′äl·ə·jē] (geology) Application of geologic knowledge to materials usage and principles of engineering. The study of metallic ore deposits. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The origins of the science revolved around two nuclei: the North American school, from which sprang the Economic Geology Publishing Company founded in 1905 (Skinner 2005), and the European school, from which the term 'metallogeny' was coined by de Launay (1913), the same year that W. Depatie has over 30 years of national and international experience in economic geology. What did it contribute to our knowledge of economic geology and exploration techniques? |
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