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Major mineral deposits of the world

Regional locations and general geologic setting of known deposits of major nonfuel mineral commodities.

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USGS Open-File Report 2005-1294

Reviews of the geology and nonfuel mineral deposits of the world
Geology and nonfuel mineral deposits of the United States
Zientek, Michael L., and Orris, Greta J., 2005,Geology and nonfuel mineral deposits of the United States: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2005-1294-A, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20051294A.
Geology and nonfuel mineral deposits of Latin America and Canada
Cunningham, Charles G., Zientek, Michael L., Bawiec, Walter J., and Orris, Greta J., 2005, Geology and nonfuel mineral deposits of Latin America and Canada: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2005-1294-B, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20051294B.
Geology and nonfuel mineral deposits of Asia and the Pacific
Peters, Stephen G., Nokleberg, Warren J., Doebrich, Jeff L., Bawiec, Walter J., Orris, Greta J., Sutphin, David M., and Wilburn, David R., 2005, Geology and nonfuel mineral deposits of Asia and the Pacific: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2005-1294-C, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20051294C.
Geology and nonfuel mineral deposits of Europe and northern Central Asia
Nokleberg, Warren J., Bawiec, Walter J., Doebrich, Jeff L., Lipin, Bruce R., Miller, Robert J., Orris, Greta J., and Zientek, Michael L., 2005, Geology and nonfuel mineral deposits of Europe and northern Central Asia: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2005-1294-D, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20051294D.
Geology and nonfuel mineral deposits of Africa and the Middle East
Taylor, Cliff D., Schulz, Klaus J., Doebrich, Jeff L., Orris, Greta J., Denning, Paul, and Kirschbaum, Michael J., 2009, Geology and nonfuel mineral deposits of Africa and the Middle East: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2005-1294-E, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20051294E.

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