Sentences with phrase «into rich deposits»
Water streaming through gashes in the seabed concentrates copper, silver, gold and other metals into rich deposits that are often mined after plate tectonics nudges them onto dry land.
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Understand that Cyprus is (was) considered a tax heaven by Russians «nouveaux riches» who deposited enormous amounts into Cyprus tiny banks.
Ocean deposits of calcium carbonate, or limestone, indicate that CO2 - rich rainwater stripped calcium and strontium from the Himalayan rock; these elements fused with the carbon dioxide and spilled into the sea, effectively pulling carbon from the atmosphere.
When this mineral - rich water drips into caves, it leaves mineral deposits behind that form layers which grow during wet periods and form dusty skins when the water dries up.
As part of a search for the cause, geologic tests revealed large deposits of arsenic - rich minerals steadily leaching into groundwater, causing levels in many wells to top 500 ppb.
The shale, named for the town of Eagle Ford, TX, is a geologic remnant of the ancient ocean that covered present day Texas millions of years ago, when the remains of sea life (especially ancient plankton) died and deposited onto the seafloor, were buried by several hundred feet of sediment, eventually turning into the rich source of hydrocarbons we have today.The shale was first tapped in 2008 and now has around 20 active fields good producing over 900 million cubic feet per day of natural gas.
n isolated, iron - rich bay in the heart of East Africa is offering scientists a rare glimpse back into Earth's primitive marine environment, and supports theories that tiny microbes created some of the world's largest ore deposits billions of years ago.
As this hot, mineral - rich water comes into contact with the cold bottom water, these minerals precipitate and form deposits on the surrounding rocks.
But T'Challa's boasts about Wakanda's fanciful independence from other nations and its rich deposits of vibranium (a magical ore used to make weapons as well as Panther's invincible suit) merely seduce Marvel fans into accepting a new brand of exoticized inanity.
«The VET JET transdermal vaccination system creates a dispersion pattern that deposits vaccine directly into the immune cell rich layers of tissue without using a needle,» says Mills.
«Other sediments continued to be deposited and further buried the oganic - rich sediment layer to depths of thousands of feet, compressing the layers into a rock that would become the source for oil.
A few years ago, Mitchell Energy and others combined HF with horizontal drilling to tap into hydrocarbon - rich shale deposits that previously refused to surrender their energy riches.