Energy Notes: April 2008-2009

By The American Geosciences InstituteJune 20, 2018

Originally published in EARTH Magazine. This article is part of our archive.

Credit: The American Geosciences Institute

U.S. Oil & Petroleum Imports (millions of barrels per day)

Oil and petroleum imports data are preliminary numbers taken from the American Petroleum Institute’s Monthly Statistical Report. For more information visit www.api.org.

January 29, 2019

Mineral Resource of the Month: Boron

By Amanda Brioche, USGS mineral commodity specialist PRODUCTION GEOLOGIC OCCURRENCE Boron does not occur in nature in an elemental state. It is …

USGS Mineral Commodities Team

January 15, 2019

Mineral Resource of the Month: Garnet

PRODUCTION Geologic Occurrence Garnet is the general name given to a group of complex silicate minerals, all with isometric crystal structure and …

U.S. Geological Survey

September 10, 2018

Mineral Resource of the Month: Phosphate

By Stephen M. Jasinski, USGS mineral commodity specialist PRODUCTION GEOLOGIC OCCURRENCE Phosphate rock refers to unprocessed ore and …