Go to the following website to read about the Mineral Resources in
North Carolina.
http://www.geology.enr.state.nc.us/Mineral%20resources/mineralresources.html
Then, answer the questions below on your own paper.
1. Where is the largest open-face granite quarry in NC?
2. What is phosphate used for? North Carolina is a leading producer of phosphate along with another state. What state am I talking about, and what percent of the US phosphate production comes from North Carolina and this state?
3. What are the three physiographic provinces in NC? Describe how they are different from each other.
4. What is NC's annual mineral production in a dollar amount?
5. What area of NC is a possible source of oil?
North Carolina.
http://www.geology.enr.state.nc.us/Mineral%20resources/mineralresources.html
Then, answer the questions below on your own paper.
1. Where is the largest open-face granite quarry in NC?
2. What is phosphate used for? North Carolina is a leading producer of phosphate along with another state. What state am I talking about, and what percent of the US phosphate production comes from North Carolina and this state?
3. What are the three physiographic provinces in NC? Describe how they are different from each other.
4. What is NC's annual mineral production in a dollar amount?
5. What area of NC is a possible source of oil?