The New Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 2Encyclopædia Britannica, 1992 - 32 pages |
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Page 246
... crust . The solid and very dense bitumens are fusible and soluble in carbon disulfide . They are related to but quite different from pyrobitumens , which are infusible and insoluble hydrocarbons that occur in oil shale , peat , and the ...
... crust . The solid and very dense bitumens are fusible and soluble in carbon disulfide . They are related to but quite different from pyrobitumens , which are infusible and insoluble hydrocarbons that occur in oil shale , peat , and the ...
Page 851
... crust of the Earth , but it is among the more plentiful elements in the universe . Only hydrogen , helium , oxygen , neon , and nitrogen are more abundant . Silicon is a basic con- stituent of the Earth's crust , exceeded only by oxygen ...
... crust of the Earth , but it is among the more plentiful elements in the universe . Only hydrogen , helium , oxygen , neon , and nitrogen are more abundant . Silicon is a basic con- stituent of the Earth's crust , exceeded only by oxygen ...
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... crust . A brief treatment of carbonate minerals fol- Carbonate minerals lows . For full treatment , see MACROPAEDIA ... crusts aurichalcite ( Zn , Cu ) 5 ( OH ) 6 ( CO3 ) 2 azurite Cu ( OH ) 2 ( CO3 ) 2 bastnaesite CeCO ( OH , F ) ...
... crust . A brief treatment of carbonate minerals fol- Carbonate minerals lows . For full treatment , see MACROPAEDIA ... crusts aurichalcite ( Zn , Cu ) 5 ( OH ) 6 ( CO3 ) 2 azurite Cu ( OH ) 2 ( CO3 ) 2 bastnaesite CeCO ( OH , F ) ...
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