dispersed elements

[də′spərst ′el·ə·mənts]

(geochemistry)

Elements which form few or no independent minerals but are present as minor ingredients in minerals of abundant elements.

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Effective mapping also can occur using hand methods (measuring tapes, compasses, etc.) where necessary, and Global Positioning System (GPS) units can be used to map highly dispersed elements, as long as the limitations of these devices are understood (Listi et al.

Success Rates of Forensic Surface Search for Osseous Remains in a New England, USA, Environment

This feature homogenizes dispersed elements and provides vertical movement of the mixture.

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Anecdotal stories of aerial resupply in combat abound, and the capability is essential in austere environments that have widely dispersed elements in the 30- to 60-kilometer range.

Defining the requirement for cargo-carrying unmanned aerial systems

Deploying to Iraq to form a team out of these dispersed elements that had never trained together presented several challenges.

Establishing modular human resources operations in Iraq: in order to deploy to Iraq as a fully modular unit, the 3d Sustainment Brigade had to transform its human resources operations to make them modular as well. This represented a significant change in its human resources operational structure and procedures