An interesting and surprising relation exists between the minable reserves of various elements in the United States and the abundance of the same elements in the earth's crust. The tonnage of minable reserves in short tons (R) for nearly half the 26 elements on which data are available is equal to crustal abundance in percent (A) times 109 to 10"0. For purposes of estimating world reserves of unexplored elements a figure of AX 10'deg to 10" probably will give the right order of magnitude.
An interesting and surprising relation exists between the minable reserves of various elements in the United States and the abundance of the same elements in the earth's crust. The tonnage of minable reserves in short tons (R) for nearly half the 26 elements on which data are available is equal to crustal abundance in percent (A) times 109 to 10"0. For purposes of estimating world reserves of unexplored elements a figure of AX 10'deg to 10" probably will give the right order of magnitude.
An interesting and surprising relation exists between the minable reserves of various elements in the United States and the abundance of the same elements in the earth's crust. The tonnage of minable reserves in short tons (R) for nearly half the 26 elements on which data are available is equal to crustal abundance in percent (A) times 109 to 10"0. For purposes of estimating world reserves of unexplored elements a figure of AX 10'deg to 10" probably will give the right order of magnitude.