noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
mineral resources
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This area is rich in mineral resources.
mineral water (= water that has natural substances in it, and is sold in bottles )
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The mineral water comes from the Scottish mountain.
mineral water
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a glass of mineral water
mineral/oil etc extraction
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
heavy
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Uma is the only sure indicator for the presence of heavy minerals .
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Provenance work on the turbidite sandstones has indicated at least two sources for heavy minerals .
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Samples of stream waters and heavy mineral concentrates are also taken at the same sites.
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A minor, but important constituent of many sandstones are the heavy minerals , with a specific gravity in excess of 2.9.
other
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The Dead Sea waters contain a high concentration of salts composed of potassium, bromine and magnesium as well as other minerals .
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Limits may be set also by deficiencies of nitrogen and other key minerals in the soils.
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Dietary concentrations of other minerals and of vitamins were according to the AIN-76 recommendations.
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Both minerals are stained yellow; other minerals are unstained.
rich
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These plants bring nutrients up from the deeper soil and improve its structure making it very rich in trace minerals .
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Other sources of a suitable soda-#rich mineral with the same specific impurity pattern are difficult to suggest.
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Low in fat and sodium, rich in minerals and fibre, the raisin contains virtually no fear-inducing cholesterol.
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The land is rich in minerals such as gold, niobium and cassiterite.
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You can drink water or fruit juice, which is rich in minerals and vitamins.
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Manganese-#rich minerals can be used to produce black or brown colours.
■ NOUN
bone
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Each patient had three measurements of bone mineral density and rates of bone loss were estimated by linear regression for each subject.
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Figure 1 shows the cumulative absolute changes in bone mineral content/bone width and bone mineral density after ranking each patient by age.
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Figures 2 and 3 show the percentage changes in bone mineral density.
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One study that identified 25% of women had a bone mineral density more than 2 standard deviations below normals.
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The correlations between steroid dose and the changes in bone mineral density were not statistically significant.
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The percentage improvement in spinal bone mineral density is similar to that reported in normal women receiving this dose of oestrogen.
clay
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The Thorium versus Potassium cross-plot confirms illite as being the main clay and kaolinite as the secondary clay mineral .
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These very weak stones are rich in water, which is bound up in both hydrated salts and clay minerals .
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It relies on the preferential absorption on to clay minerals of an ultra-violet sensitive dye.
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Quartz, feldspar, and the clay minerals make up the bulk of that contribution.
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Chemical weathering is of the greatest importance in producing fine material, as clay minerals are formed by this process.
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These clay minerals can form by diagenesis.
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This water is so weakly-bound to the clay minerals that it turns to steam at low temperatures.
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They are often found mixed with other clay minerals and with calcareous materials.
density
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Each patient had three measurements of bone mineral density and rates of bone loss were estimated by linear regression for each subject.
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Figure 1 shows the cumulative absolute changes in bone mineral content/bone width and bone mineral density after ranking each patient by age.
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Figures 2 and 3 show the percentage changes in bone mineral density .
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One study that identified 25% of women had a bone mineral density more than 2 standard deviations below normals.
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The correlations between steroid dose and the changes in bone mineral density were not statistically significant.
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The percentage improvement in spinal bone mineral density is similar to that reported in normal women receiving this dose of oestrogen.
silicate
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Many silicate minerals also have polymeric chain structures.
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These meteorites, called chondrites, are composed principally of silicate minerals , usually with some metallic iron and sulfides.
water
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An empty bottle of wine and a bottle half full of mineral water stood on a cabinet.
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Three meals a day are pre-ordered, wine and mineral water included.
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Not easy, is it, especially when you've got the mineral water and bags of flour aboard?
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And drink mineral water rather than the inevitable lager.
■ VERB
contain
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However, any diet high in foods that contain few vitamins and minerals is likely to lead to some degree of illness.
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They are lighter in colour and lower in density than basalts or andesites, and contain fewer dark minerals .
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Spirits don't contain any vitamins or minerals .
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But it contains no vitamins, minerals , amino acids or other essential nutrients.
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The fluid contains various vitamins, minerals , sugars and proteins and it is the protein that sometimes gels to form lumps.
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These contain both minerals and vitamins and some also contain amino acids.
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All clay contains such minerals , and when pottery is fired, the energy stored in the crystals is released as light.
identify
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The use of polarised light allows the analyst to identify the anisotropic minerals present.
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The physical properties that identify this mineral for mineralogists and jewelers set this substance apart.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
explore (sth) for oil/minerals/gold etc
the animal/plant/mineral kingdom
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It ignores the obvious discriminations which we make between similar treatment of different species within the animal kingdom .
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Its object was to show the comparative structure and functions of organs throughout the animal kingdom .
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Molluscs Molluscs belong to the largest phylum in the animal kingdom and are a very varied group of animals.
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The circles were full up, and therefore man was not a part of the animal kingdom at all.
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They are the tanks of the animal kingdom , and they come in many forms.
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This we shall see to be as true of man as of any of his relatives in the animal kingdom .
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Upon the balance between them depends the enormous variety of societies seen in the animal kingdom .
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With man effort not often matched in the animal kingdom , he overcame that considerable obstacle.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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an area rich in minerals
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This cereal says it's fortified with 10 essential vitamins and minerals.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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An alternative explanation of such uplifts involves the effects of density changes in minerals in the upper mantle.
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Both statements agree: Get your vitamins and minerals from your plate, not your medicine chest.
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Color seen in thin sections is a good, quick guide to the identification of certain minerals.
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In many cases, we are still discovering new minerals that influence our health.
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Life as ever-renewing mineral , and minerals as slow life.
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Studies of the spectrum of sunlight reflected from these asteroids have given us useful information on the minerals present in them.
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The instances of effective crack-stoppers in minerals are fortuitous.