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Laboratory Manual for Introductory Geology 4e

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FIGURE 3.9 Value of U.S. mineral mining, 2016.

West

Midwest

Northeast

West

West

South

Explanation

Value, in billion dollars

~0

0–1

1–5

18

(a) Ore minerals (in billions of dollars).

Value (billions of dollars)

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

Nevada

Arizona

(b) All non-fuel minerals (in billions of dollars).

EXERCISE 3.9

Name:

Course:

Texas

California

Minnesota

Florida

Alaska

Michigan

Wyoming

Missouri

Utah

Pennsylvania

Georgia

New York

Wisconsin

Illinois

Colorado

New Mexico

Alabama

Ohio

Virginia

Tennessee

North Carolina

Indiana

Mineral Resources in Your State

Answer the following questions using Figures 3.8 and 3.9.

(a) What minerals are being mined in the state in which you are taking this course?

Explanation

Value, in billion dollars

<1

1–2

2–4

4–8

Washington

Arkansas

Montana

South Carolina

Oklahoma

Idaho

Iowa

Kansas

Louisiana

Kentucky

Oregon

West Virginia

Massachusetts

South Dakota

Connecticut

New Jersey

Maryland

Mississippi

Section:

Date:

Nebraska

Vermont

Hawaii

North Dakota

New Hampshire

Maine

Rhode Island

Delaware

(continued )

3.7 MINERALS AND THE ECONOMY

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