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Papers On Earth & Physical Sciences
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Mineral, Energy, and Water Resources of Kentucky
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A 17 page overview of the natural resources of the state of Kentucky. Provides a broad overview of the types of minerals which exists in the state and emphasizes that mining, while necessary to the economy and energy needs of the state, can have tremendous environmental impacts. Summarizes the importance and impact of limestone mining in particular and cautions that mining alone is not the only adverse environmental impact in the state of Kentucky. Outlines the importance of the states water bodies (including a two page list of some of the most noted) and wetlands and the impacts of such activities as the construction and operation of hydroelectric dams and domestic wastewaters. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: PPkyMnrl.wps
Mineralogy & The Peabody Museum Collection
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A 5 page overview of mineralogy, the branch of science dealing with minerals in the Earth's crust and also those found outside the Earth (such as in lunar samples and meteorites). The writer focuses specifically upon a very important (and well-known) collection stored in the Peabody Museum at Yale University. That particular collection's history is discussed in light of mineralogy itself. Bibliography is missing.
Filename: Mineralg.wps
Mono Lake, California
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A 5 page paper. Mono Lake has been called a geologists paradise. It is a unique region that incorporates 14 different ecological zones, more than 1,000 plant species and at least 400 vertebrate species. Volcanoes surround the lake. It is only one of three lakes on the continent that acts as host to productive ecosystems and migrating birds. The writer describes the lake and briefly discusses the political controversies related to the diversion of water to Los Angeles. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PGmonol.wps
Mount Saint Helen's Volcano:
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This 12 page paper discusses the geography and geologic information regarding Mount Saint Helen's Volcano. Furthermore, an in-depth history of the volcano is given as well as the effects of its most recent eruption in 1980. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: GSStheln.rtf
Mount Saint Helens
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This 5 page report discusses Mount Saint
Helens in the Cascade Range in Washington State, a volcano that
had been dormant since 1857, which erupted on May 18, 1980. The
report focuses on geological aspects of the eruption. Over the
past two decades, Mount Saint Helen as proven itself to be one of
the best opportunities for modern scientist to understand the
post-eruptive aspects of an active volcano in terms of both the
anomalies caused and the recovery of the surrounding affected
areas. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: BWgeodis.rtf
Mountain Formation: The Caledonians and the Appalachians
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A 3 page comparison of these two mountain belts. Plate tectonics and the geological process of orogony are detailed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PPmountainComparison.rtf
Mt. Etna Volcano
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A 4 page paper which examines the Mt. Etna Volcano on Sicily.
Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: RAetna.rtf
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