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Description
In geology and mineralogy, a mineral or mineral species is, broadly speaking, a solid substance with a fairly well-defined chemical composition and a specific crystal structure that occurs naturally in pure form.
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Organizations relating to Minerals
Nordisk Gipspladeforening / Copenhagen, Denmark
European Perlite Association / Harrisburg PA, USA
Iberoamerican Society of Osteology and Mineral Metabolism / Est. 1992
Federation of European Mineral Engineering Programs / Delft, Netherlands
Barytes Association, The / Brussels, Belgium / Est. 2000
International Diatomite Producers Association / Washington DC, USA
European Zeolites Producers Association / Brussels, Belgium / Est. 2006
International Society for Archaeological Prospection / Portsmouth, UK
Perlite Institute / Harrisburg PA, USA / Est. 1949
European Minerals Foundation
Interoceanmetal Joint Organization / Szczecin, Poland / Est. 1987
International Bone and Mineral Society / Chicago IL, USA / Est. 1980
International Marine Minerals Society / St Petersburg FL, USA / Est. 1987
Responsible Minerals Initiative / Alexandria VA, USA / Est. 2008
EUROMINERALS - Confederation of Learned/Engineering Societies in the Mineral Industry / Est. 1990
Fédération de l'industrie granitière européenne
Association of European Slate Producers / Est. 1990
European Sand Sculptors Association / Est. 1991
South Pacific Asbestos Association
European Manufactured Marble Association / Est. 1981
IAGOD Commission on Tectonics of Ore Deposits / Washington DC, USA / Est. 1970
IAGOD Commission on Thermodynamics of Ore Forming Fluids / Moscow, Russia
IAGOD Commission on Placer Deposits / Moscow, Russia
IAGOD Commission on Paragenesis / Tübingen, Germany
IAGOD Commission on Industrial Minerals and Rocks / Redruth, UK
The Building Limes Forum / Edinburgh, UK / Est. 1992
International Sand Collectors Society / North Haven CT, USA / Est. 1969
International Symposium on Environmental Issues and Waste Management in Energy and Minerals Production
Convention Concerning Safety in the Use of Asbestos / Geneva, Switzerland / Est. 1986
Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage Resulting from Exploration for and Exploitation of Seabed Mineral Resources / Est. 1977
Convention on the Regulation of Antarctic Mineral Resource Activities / Est. 1988
United Cement, Lime and Gypsum Workers International Union / Est. 1939
Fédération de l'industrie marbrière de la Communauté économique européenne / Est. 1965
Association of Asbestos Victims of the European Communities / Ternat, Belgium / Est. 1994
Centre d'études et de recherches des fabricants de fibres isolantes minérales
Bureau international technique du spathfluor / Est. 1974
European Federation of Palaeontological and Mineralogical Societies
African Industrial Minerals Network / Yaoundé, Cameroon / Est. 1998
International Minerals and Fossils Exchange / Berlin, Germany
Tile, Marble, Terrazzo, Finishers, Shop-Workers and Granite Cutters International Union / Alexandria VA, USA / Est. 1877
Asociación Latinoamericana de Mineralurgia
European Thematic Network on Mining and Mineral Processing / Est. 2002
Forum for International Mineral Development / Jakarta, Indonesia / Est. 1983
Centre d'information de l'amiante Benelux
Southern African Granite Association / Craighall, South Africa
EEC Advisory Council of the Asbestos International Association / Est. 1978
Verein der Kurorte- und Mineralquelleninteressenten Deutschlands, Österreich-Ungars und der Schweiz
Asbestos Institute / Montréal QC, Canada / Est. 1984
International Concrete and Aggregates Group
International Loess Commission / Lower Hutt, New Zealand
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World Problems relating to Minerals
From the Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human PotentialBrine disposal
Threatened habitats of bare sand
Excessive reliance on mineral fertilizers
Long-term shortage of metalliferous ores and metal scrap
Environmental hazards from non-metallic mineral products industries
Copper ore and concentrates shortage
Deterioration in soil fertility
Long-term shortage of crude fertilizers and crude minerals, excluding coal, petroleum and precious stones
Environmental hazards from mineral exploitation of seabed resources
Threatened species of Felis margarita scheffeli
Underutilization of tar sands as an energy source
Restrictive practices in mineral fuels trade
Action Strategies relating to Minerals
From the Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human PotentialPlanning mining industry
Monitoring steel industry
Growing soil conserving plants
Developing biotechnologies for environmentally sustainable use of mineral resources
Biodiversity prospecting
Banning asbestos
Developing gemology
Restoring beaches
Mining seafloor minerals
Managing caves
Stimulating exploitation of natural resources
Making geological analyses of potential mineral resources
Refining mineral ores
Exploring for basic minerals
Discovering foundational minerals
Using oil shale as an energy source
Depleting mineral resources
Conserving mineral resources
Helping countries uncover mineral wealth
Developing bauxite industry
Marketing bauxite
Developing mineral resources
Using asbestos
Studying mineral resources
Regulating energy mineral leasing
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