Sentence examples for study of minerals from inspiring English sources
The present section focuses on phase equilibrium, upon which the link between the study of minerals and the study of rocks is largely based.
The preceding sections provided an overview of major mineral groups but did not treat minerals as part of assemblages in rock types nor discuss the experimental study of minerals and rock occurrences.
Imaging IR Spectrometer will map the lunar surface over a wide wavelength range for study of minerals, water molecules and hydroxyl ions.
Not by chance, in a little-explored field like the study of minerals, the most significant contributions came from self-described "men without letters" (meaning not Latinate), such as Leonardo da Vinci (1452 1519) and the potter Bernard Palissy (1510 1589), who identified fossils as the result of organic processes rather than abstract virtues.
Among his many important contributions was the study of mineral acids, such as arsenic acid, molybdic acid, and tungstic acid.
Written probably in the early years of the 3rd century, this work remained the best study of mineral substances for almost 2,000 years.
His earliest works dealt with the synthesis of minerals, the study of mineral formation in hot springs, and the applications of these findings to the origin of mineral deposits.
The qualitative and quantitative study of mineral matter was done in white incident light.
A comprehensive study of mineral and thermal springs in the Eifel and Ardennes regions for geothermal anomalies was performed by Langguth and Plum (1984).
By contrast, those who have chosen the path of knowledge will work their way up from the study of mineral and animal kingdoms to the structure and functions of the human body, and thence to a study of the heavens.
The document identifies improved monitoring of climate change, increased geological and geophysical study of mineral and hydrocarbon resources, extension of the GLONASS satellite navigation system, and assessment of fisheries as key objectives.
