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What is the age of the clastic sediments in the Bone Valley Member of Peace River Formation?
What is the age of the clastic sediments in the Bone Valley Member of Peace River Formation?
- Miocene (correct)
- Pleistocene
- Pliocene
- Holocene
What conditions allowed for the formation of economically extractable phosphate deposits in Florida?
What conditions allowed for the formation of economically extractable phosphate deposits in Florida?
- Oxygen poor bottom waters and organic rich sediment deposits
- Low water levels and high sedimentation rates
- Oxygen rich bottom waters and organic poor sediment deposits (correct)
- High water levels and low sedimentation rates
What type of landscapes are common for phosphate deposits?
What type of landscapes are common for phosphate deposits?
- Seamounts (correct)
- Mountain ranges
- Glaciers
- River deltas
What is the primary product mined from the Plio-Pleistocene beach ridges in NE Florida?
What is the primary product mined from the Plio-Pleistocene beach ridges in NE Florida?
What is the precursor to coal if buried deep and long enough?
What is the precursor to coal if buried deep and long enough?
Where are peatlands typically found?
Where are peatlands typically found?
What is the total value of non-fuel production in 2011?
What is the total value of non-fuel production in 2011?
How many people are employed indirectly in FL mining?
How many people are employed indirectly in FL mining?
Which of the following minerals is NOT mined in Florida?
Which of the following minerals is NOT mined in Florida?
What is the approximate combined economic value of phosphate rock, fullers earth, lime, and Mg compounds in Florida?
What is the approximate combined economic value of phosphate rock, fullers earth, lime, and Mg compounds in Florida?
What is the ranking of Florida in non-fuel minerals production among the 50 states?
What is the ranking of Florida in non-fuel minerals production among the 50 states?
In which region of Florida is most of the phosphate mining conducted?
In which region of Florida is most of the phosphate mining conducted?
Which of the following commodities does Florida contribute a significant portion to overall US production?
Which of the following commodities does Florida contribute a significant portion to overall US production?
What is the primary objective of the course project related to geologic resources?
What is the primary objective of the course project related to geologic resources?
What is the percentage of US phosphate production contributed by Florida?
What is the percentage of US phosphate production contributed by Florida?
What is the approximate economic value of heavy minerals in Florida?
What is the approximate economic value of heavy minerals in Florida?
What is the timing and condition under which the major economic deposits in Florida formed?
What is the timing and condition under which the major economic deposits in Florida formed?
What is the economic impact of Florida's mining industry to the state?
What is the economic impact of Florida's mining industry to the state?
What is the age of peat in Florida?
What is the age of peat in Florida?
What is the primary use of peat in Florida?
What is the primary use of peat in Florida?
What is the geologic formation associated with the original discovery of petroleum in SW Florida?
What is the geologic formation associated with the original discovery of petroleum in SW Florida?
From which geologic deposits are titanium ores mined in Florida?
From which geologic deposits are titanium ores mined in Florida?
What is the primary use of Fuller's earth?
What is the primary use of Fuller's earth?
From which age deposits is Fuller's earth mined in Florida?
From which age deposits is Fuller's earth mined in Florida?
