mineral
Example Sentences
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Tremolite is a mineral which - when in its fibrous form - is classified as asbestos and linked to potentially deadly cancers.
From BBC
Each one of the minerals declined in price.
The U.S. is likely to seek assurances about its access to rare-earth minerals and commitments from China to buy more soybeans, energy and Boeing planes.
From Barron's
The group’s goal is to help the U.S. and allied nations secure sources and supply chains for critical minerals such as lithium, cobalt, nickel, graphite, manganese, uranium and copper.
It isn’t surprising that states with big mining legacies are also the first to store their wealth in minerals, said Steve Hanke, an economist at Johns Hopkins University.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
