C. K. LEITH
CONTENTS
ILLUSTRATIONS
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER II THE COMMON ELEMENTS, MINERALS, AND ROCKS OF THE EARTH AND THEIR ORIGINS
CHAPTER III SOME SALIENT FEATURES OF THE GEOLOGY AND CLASSIFICATION OF MINERAL DEPOSITS
CHAPTER IV MINERAL RESOURCES SOME GENERAL QUANTITATIVE CONSIDERATIONS
CHAPTER V WATER AS A MINERAL RESOURCE
CHAPTER VI THE COMMON ROCKS AND SOILS AS MINERAL RESOURCES
CHAPTER VII THE FERTILIZER GROUP OF MINERALS
CHAPTER VIII THE ENERGY RESOURCES COAL, OIL, GAS (AND ASPHALT)
CHAPTER IX MINERALS USED IN THE PRODUCTION OF IRON AND STEEL (THE FERRO-ALLOY GROUP)
CHAPTER X COPPER, LEAD, AND ZINC MINERALS
CHAPTER XI GOLD, SILVER, AND PLATINUM MINERALS
CHAPTER XII MISCELLANEOUS METALLIC MINERALS
CHAPTER XIII MISCELLANEOUS NON-METALLIC MINERALS
CHAPTER XIV EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER XV VALUATION AND TAXATION OF MINERAL RESOURCES
CHAPTER XVI LAWS RELATING TO MINERAL RESOURCES
CHAPTER XVII CONSERVATION OF MINERAL RESOURCES
CHAPTER XVIII INTERNATIONAL ASPECTS OF MINERAL RESOURCES
CHAPTER XIX GEOLOGY AND WAR
CHAPTER XX GEOLOGY AND ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION
CHAPTER XXI THE TRAINING, OPPORTUNITIES, AND ETHICS OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGIST
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