Non-Metallic & Industrial

Clay

Table of ContentsMinerals in ClayBase ExchangeProperties of ClayPlasticityTextureWater in ClayColorFusibilityOrigin of ClayDistribution of Clays and ShalesPolitical and Commercial Control, Production and ConsumptionProspectingMiningPlasticity, Fineness, and Water

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Mineralogy

Chromite

Table of ContentsPropertiesTypes of Geological OccurrenceDistribution of DepositsProspecting and ExplorationGrades and Specifications The minerals that collectively are known as chromite form an isomorphous series of

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Non-Metallic & Industrial

Borax and Borates

Table of ContentsCompositionPropertiesDistribution of DepositsTheories of OriginProductionMining Methods and Preparation for MarketUses Borax a sodium borate and the principal sodium salt of boric acid, has

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Non-Metallic & Industrial

Bleaching Clay

Table of ContentsCompositionPropertiesTheories of Behavior of Bleaching ClaysProspecting, Exploration and MiningPreparation for MarketFuller’s EarthActivated ClayTests and SpecificationsMarketing and Uses The term “bleaching clay” or “bleaching

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Mining

Shaped Explosive Charges

Table of ContentsMetallographic Survey of Cast-Iron SlugCollapse of Cavity LinerTheory of Jet Formation for Hemispheres Since the end of World War II interest has been

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bauxite production
Mineralogy

Bauxite

Table of ContentsCompositionPropertiesMode of OccurrenceOriginDistribution of DepositsProduction and ConsumptionProspecting and ExplorationMining MethodsPreparation for Market Bauxite is known mainly as the ore from which aluminum is

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Steel

Low Carbon Steel Continuous Casting

Table of ContentsDescription of FacilitiesGeneral Sequence of Casting Plant OperationsCasting of Rimming SteelCasting of Killed SteelCasting of Semikilled SteelPlant Capacities Recognition of the benefits to

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hydrocarbon fluids types
Non-Metallic & Industrial

Underground Storage for Hydrocarbon Fluids

Table of ContentsNon-excavated storageExcavated storagePhysical conditionsCost factorsRock stability and tightness Several categories of storage are used depending on capacity. Operational storage, which is small in

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