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Economic Geology
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The scientific study of the Earth's sources of mineral raw materials, including precious and base metals, nonmetallic minerals and construction-grade stone, together with the practical application of that knowledge. The field is primarily focused on metallic mineral deposits and mineral resources, and its practitioners describe it plainly as the application of geology.
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Central QuestionEconomic geology is a subdiscipline of the geosciences specializing in the scientific study of earth materials of economic and industrial value, particularly mineral and metal deposits, and their practical extraction. 1 ScopeEconomic geology studies the origin, distribution and extraction of economically valuable earth materials, principally ore deposits, industrial minerals and fossil fuels. 1 SignificanceEconomic geology guides the exploration and responsible extraction of the metals and minerals that underlie modern industry and the energy transition. 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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Iron ore minerals such as hematite are a central subject of economic geology's mineral deposit study.
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