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... crust , interior , atmosphere , and hydrosphere . This comprises a major part of the science of geochem- istry , which is the study of the distribution of the chem- ical elements in space and time and the laws governing this ...
... crust , interior , atmosphere , and hydrosphere . This comprises a major part of the science of geochem- istry , which is the study of the distribution of the chem- ical elements in space and time and the laws governing this ...
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... crust , such as the introduction and concentration of some elements , possibly leading to the formation of ore deposits . Increased knowledge of the up- per mantle thus has both scientific and economic appeal . Geophysical data on the ...
... crust , such as the introduction and concentration of some elements , possibly leading to the formation of ore deposits . Increased knowledge of the up- per mantle thus has both scientific and economic appeal . Geophysical data on the ...
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... crust from which some indus- trial raw material can be extracted at a profit . As such , its characteristics are as much economic as geochemi- cal . Nevertheless , its formation required the operation of geochemical processes to produce ...
... crust from which some indus- trial raw material can be extracted at a profit . As such , its characteristics are as much economic as geochemi- cal . Nevertheless , its formation required the operation of geochemical processes to produce ...
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