Population and Minerals .p.3 Energy and Population .p.17 The Distribution of Minerals .p.29 The Origin of Minerals .p.41 Mineral Exploration .p.55 The Uses of Geophysics .p.67 Geochemical Prospecting .p.83 Remote Sensing in the Mineral .p.95 Extraction of Metals .p.107 The ocean Resources .p.117 Petroleum and Natural Gas .p.129 Iron and Steel .p.141 Coal .p.153 Uranium .p.163 Fertilizers .p.175 Salines .p.157 The Base Metals .p.199 The Noble Metals .p.211 The light Metals .p.221 Gemstones .p.233 The industrial Minerals .p.247 Soils and Water .p.263 Beach Sands .p.277 The Earth's Natural Resources Budget .p.289 A Geologist Views the Environment .p.299 Conservation and Natural Resources .p.313 Synthetics and Subtitutes .p.329 Resources for the Future .p.340
