minerals in sea bed  east coast of India(Bay of Bengal sea) can they be mined?
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I once worked for an oil company that was exploring that area. Most of the major oil companies are watching that area, as well as the Indian and Bangladeshi petroleum companies. \n \nSo far oil reserves in Bangladesh are fairly minor (56 million barrels). Gas reserves are more significant with 32-38 trllion cubic feet. There is some speculation that the burial rate was too fast for the Ganges River delta and that is the reason there is more gas than oil. \n\nAs a petroluem basin there seems to be great potential for that area. British company Cairn Energy is spending $50 million to drill three exploration wells in the Bay of Bengal to confirm a potential hydrocarbon discovery. Thier latest update confirms a high production rate of 50,000 barrels per day for the Ravva field. They also expressed that the reservoir is much more complicated that they originally thought. \n\nAs for other minerals, I am not aware of any that are there that can be mined.  The concept of mining manganese nodules from the deep sea floor was conceived in the 1970's but so far no one has been able to make it economical, and the International Law of the Sea Treaty actually prohibits this mining in most locations.
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hey check this out:\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_mine
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This past summer the wife and I took a trip to NC. Spruce Pine to be precise. We went "Rock Hounding" or "Gem Mining" at place called  Gem Mountain.\n\nhttp://www.gemmountain.com/aquamarine.htm\n\nWhile at Gem Mountain we purchased one bucket of minerals and mined at their Aquamarine mine near by.\n\nWe found some nice specimens, but one in particular stuck a nerve, The image of this Aquamarine is posted at my site, Take a look:\n\nhttp://my.opera.com/TheMineralExchange/albums/showpic.dml?album=157930&picture=2347315\n\nOk.. so after viewing the image, Aquamarine's stats are as follows:\nA) : Green-blue\nB) : White\nC) : 2.63-2.91\nD) : 7 1/2-8\nE) : Hexagonal\nF) : Imperfect\nG) : Conchoidal, Uneven, Brittle.\n\nHey Teacher?. did I pass?
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It varies from point to point. Bay of Bengal has a long coastline.
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The only renewable mineral deposit that I saw I was in Andes (it was called 'salar '). The miners work this mine periodically (harvest), therefore it had thermal sources. This sources , deposit (all the time)  thermal waters, with same kind of minerals solved in it.\n\nRenewable mineral resources on to other planets? I don't know!
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clay, crabs, trees, oysters,water
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Yes , it is. And this from at least two view points:\n1) The salty marine water is a full of ions, so it represents  very clearly a electrolyte which is a conductive solution. All you need then is some electrodes which should have some differential potential in electronegativity. \n\n2)  The power of the waves which, there are already used as one of the alternative power producing  method. This is used either by actuating some radial turbines, or indirectly some kind of pistons actuated by some floating devices found on the surface of the water, in relative axial motion with respect to the fixed body of the piston. All of this devices are using the power of waves to actuate, then  directly, the generators. \n\nGood luck \nDfriend :)
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coal, lignite, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, uranium, tungsten, mercury, pyrites, magnesite, fluorspar, gypsum, sepiolite, kaolin, potash, hydropower, arable land
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Assuming you mean photoelectric and not just solar heat cells: \nThe material (silicon ore = sand) is not the problem, the trouble is the apparatus needed to electrolyse and purify the material, and then apply it to suitable carriers.
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The mineral content of the Dead Sea is significantly different from that of ocean water, consisting of approximately 53% magnesium chloride, 37% potassium chloride and 8% sodium chloride (table salt) with the remainder comprised of various trace elements.\n\nThe concentration of SO4 ions is very low, and the bromine ions concentration is the highest of all waters on Earth. Chlorides neutralize most of the calcium ions in the Dead Sea and its surroundings. While in other seas NaCl is 97%, in the Dead Sea the quantity of the NaCl is only 12-18 percent. The water temperature goes from 19 °C in February to 31 °C in August.\n\nThe water of the Dead Sea contains 21 minerals including magnesium, calcium, bromine and potassium. Twelve of these are found in no other sea or ocean, and some are recognized for imparting a relaxed feeling, nourishing the skin, activating the circulatory system and for easing rheumatic discomfort and metabolic disorders. Comparison between the chemical composition of the Dead Sea to other lakes and oceans show that the salt's concentration in the Dead Sea is 31.5% (the salinity fluctuates somewhat). Because of its unusually high concentration of salt, anyone can float in the Dead Sea easily because of natural buoyancy. In this the Dead Sea is similar to the Great Salt Lake in Utah, in the United States.
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'cause the water course, coming down towards the sea, removes small mineral amount that then deposits on ocean's founds.
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Do you mean:\nA. Are there minerals other than quartz (or chalcedony, other form of silica) that also can replace remains? Yes, but commonly not as colorful. Pyrite, calcite or aragonite, for example. You may have seen some pyritized shells before--very pretty. \nB. Can body parts made of silica be replaced by minerals other than quartz? Well, radiolarians or some sponges, for example, have shells or spicules made of biologic form of opal (hydrated silica)--which can be replaced by calcite(or other carbonate), pyrite, or phosphatic material, for example, rather than by quartz (or chalcedony).
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Try Wikipedia:\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minerals
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Natural resources\n\nThere is a substantial amount of petroleum and natural gas under the seabed: see North Sea oil.
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the river is ganges i suppose and its found in the northern plains if india in the states of UP, Bihar, WB, empties into bay of bengal
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It will of course depend on the rock.  Trace elements could almost be anything.  Look up the minerals involved in your case.  It will also depend on the source of the water.\n\nhttp://mineral.galleries.com/minerals/physical.htm#phy\n\nhttp://webmineral.com/
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It is common for mineral rights to be sold separately from the land ownership.  If this has occurred to a specific piece of property in the past giving complete and unfettered ownership of those minerals to a third party, yes, that individual (or company) can sell them to anyone willing to purchase them.