mineral
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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
"It's very soft, and I think the mineral content may have something to do with it. I'm not sure - but it worked last time and this time as well, so maybe it's the water".
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 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
She would attend meetings “to read scripts, write notes, and dispense mineral water.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
I waked the orderly and he poured mineral water on the dressings.
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
The deal comes amid a race to rebuild rare-earths production outside China, which dominates processing of the critical minerals used in electric vehicles and consumer electronics as well as jet fighters and missile systems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Scientists were also interested in the area because Mars orbiters had detected strong signatures of carbonate minerals there.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
Argon-40 is generally not present in minerals before an eruption occurs.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
There was no mention of increasing exports of China's rare earth minerals to the US nor was there any indication that restrictions on advanced US semiconductors would be eased.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
The loosely packed soil on the Fowl estate was very well aerated, and a lot of that air had entered Mulch’s tubes along with the soil and minerals.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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