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mineral

[min-er-uhl, min-ruhl] / ˈmɪn ər əl, ˈmɪn rəl /






NOUN
nutrient
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NOUN
turquoise
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Venezuela on Thursday threw open the country's vast mineral reserves to private investment, less than three months after rolling back state control over the oil sector, in line with US demands.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

There’s no way to know how widespread or systematic those concentrations are without technical reports disclosing a project’s mineral contents and quality, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

The museum, set in a leafy Brussels suburb, holds millions of documents containing geological data that could significantly speed up mineral exploration in Congo.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

To determine its age, the team used uranium-series dating, examining tiny mineral layers that had formed over and sometimes beneath the artwork in Liang Metanduno cave.

From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026

Like others on the Osage tribal roll, Mollie and her family members each received a headright—essentially, a share in the tribe’s mineral trust.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann




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