mineral
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More land led directly to more wealth and power as the country scooped up farmland, mineral resources and harbors.
From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2026
Inside the grog used in the decorated vessels, researchers found mica, a reflective silicate mineral that is common in the Florida Panhandle but unusual in peninsular Florida.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
The site employs local contractors and businesses and pays royalties to over 3,000 people who own mineral rights, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
The company’s annual mineral resource and ore reserve update is positive, with resources and reserves rising after depletion, it says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
“I’ll bring some cold mineral water to pour over it. It must itch under the cast. It’s hot outside.”
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
Earlier presidents acquired territory because sovereignty itself delivered things they wanted: minerals, ports, military positions and control over trade routes.
From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2026
Some phosphorus becomes trapped in minerals, making it effectively inaccessible to living things.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
To understand what might be producing these unusual traits, the researchers examined the minerals present in the disks.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
But Europe can ill afford to anger China in case it throttles supplies of rare earth minerals that are vital for the continent's industrial sector.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
But the mixture of ice and rocks within these outer moons must contain, as do rocks on Earth, traces of radioactive minerals, which heat their surroundings.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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