tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post253395874390780791..comments2024-03-28T08:06:43.198-04:00Comments on The Silicon Graybeard: Mining in the LandfillsSiGraybeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-18065912999752995592017-03-23T16:44:05.143-04:002017-03-23T16:44:05.143-04:00And unless towns are really slipshod with their re...And unless towns are really slipshod with their record keeping, we know exactly where they are.Arthurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09289639279717534292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-77108404218973948132017-03-22T15:44:53.883-04:002017-03-22T15:44:53.883-04:00One man's trash... One day, the landfill will ...One man's trash... One day, the landfill will be a goldmine of wealth producing raw materials. Tokramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06977583028395365809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-81347067859934342982017-03-19T12:01:27.236-04:002017-03-19T12:01:27.236-04:00Over time, most of these "novel minerals"...Over time, most of these "novel minerals" will probably be subject to normal weathering and and altering. Ordinary ore deposits are the most stable end point of these processes. When I pulled colorful crystals out of the tanks used to etch transformer cores (silicon steel), I never thought of them as a new mineral. Ritchiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08075903551422300106noreply@blogger.com