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3 Rock Types of Western Cordillera!
- Metallic Minerals: found in igneous rock.
Ex. iron + silver
- Non-Metallic Minerals: some metamorphic and sedimentary
Ex. potash + asbestos + mica
- Energy Minerals: California = offshore. Utah + Colorado = oil shale. Ex. Petroleum, coal, natural gas.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 9y agoThere are several rock types in the western cordillera. There are metallic minerals found in igneous rock. Non-metallic minerals found in metamorphic and sedimentary rock. There are also energy minerals found in oil shale.
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∙ 11y agoYou can find butt rock in the western cordillera. Very soft rock that smells like cheese.
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∙ 13y agoThere is a lot of limestone, which is sedimentary rock.
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∙ 11y agoSome Natural Resources in Western Cordillera are:
Forestry, Fisheries and Agriculture as well as Oil, Gas, Iron, Zinc, Lead, Copper, Silver, and Nickel.
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∙ 13y agoForestry
Mining
Hunting
Fishing
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∙ 12y agocrops,zinc and gold
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∙ 12y agopoo c boo b
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