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U. S. Geological Survey: Minerals Information
http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/
From NASA ED Mall Collection
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This site provides statistics and information on the worldwide supply of, demand for, and flow of minerals and materials essential to the U.S. economy and to national security. The database is searchable by commodity, country, state, or keyword. Links to a variety of related topics and publications are included.
Intended for grade levels:
  • High (9-12)
  • College (13-14)
  • College (15-16)
  • Graduate / Professional
  • General public
Type of resource:
  • Visual:
    • Illustration - scientific
    • Map
  • Text:
    • Ref. material
    • Periodical
    • Report
  • Portal:
    • Government
  • Dataset:
    • In-situ
Subject:
  • Geological Sciences:
    • Geology
    • Mineralogy or petrology
Technical requirements:
No specific technical requirements, just a browser required
Cost / Copyright:
No cost
Information presented on this website is considered public information (unless otherwise noted) and may be distributed or copied. Use of appropriate byline/photo/image credit is requested. We strongly recommend that USGS data be acquired directly from a USGS server and not through other sources that may change the data in some way. While USGS makes every effort to provide accurate and complete information, various data such as names, telephone numbers, etc. may change prior to updating. USGS welcomes suggestions on how to improve our home page and correct errors. USGS provides no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability or completeness of furnished data.
DLESE Catalog ID: NASA-Edmall-396
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Publisher: United States Geological Survey
http://www.usgs.gov