The importance of the mineral industry in advancement and sustainability of all other industries cannot be understated. It’s true to name it among the most important industries needed for survival of mankind and that’s why the world needs to unite in protecting and promoting it. As explained via the diagram, there’s increased risk to supply of various minerals due to increased demand (especially due to technological advancements) and extinction of
Gypsum is an evaporite mineral typically found in thick beds or layered sedimentary deposits. Gypsum is deposited from lake and sea water, as well as in hot springs, from volcanic vapors, and sulfate solutions in veins.Pure gypsum is white, but obtains wide range of colors due to impurities. Gypsum (CaSO4.2H2O) is very similar to Anhydrite (CaSO4). The chemical difference is that gypsum contains two waters and anhydrite is without water
Obsidian is an igneous rock formed by the rapid cooling of viscous lava that is rich in silicate minerals. As silicate-rich magma extrudes the earth’s crust, it falls over the water bodies or other surfaces that are in contact with water and the lava gets cooled and consolidated instantly without any crystallization; resulting in a volcanic glass with a smooth uniform texture that breaks with a conchoidal fracture. Obsidian is
The Most Dangerous Volcano in the WorldMount Nyiragongo is an active stratovolcano (3,470m above sea level), located inside Virunga National Park, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, about 20km north of the town of Goma near Lake Kivu and just west Rwandan border. The main crater is about 2 km wide containing an estimated 600m deep lava lake making it one of the biggest fluid lava lakes on Earth.
Lake Baikal in southern Russia is the world’s deepest lake. It is an estimated 5,387 feet deep (1,642 meters), and its bottom is approximately 3,893 feet (1,187 meters) below sea level. Lake Baikal is also the world’s largest freshwater lake in terms of volume with a surface area of about 31,722 square kilometers or 12,248 square miles. It is home to about 1,700 plants and animals of which 2/3 of
