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Marine Resources: Mineral Resources, Energy Resources

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Mineral Resources

There are many minerals found in seawater in dissolved state. 85% of sea salts are made of sodium and chlorides. Gold concentration is around 60 mg per ton of seawater. Seawater is indeed inexhaustible source of metals and minerals. Minerals are found in following kinds of sea deposits.

Surface Deposits: These minerals are found in continental shelf and slope regions.

  • Zircon, monazite, rutile are found in Western India, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and USA.

    India accounts for about 90% of monazite deposits. These come from placer deposits in Kerala called Kerala placer. Placer …

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Coral Bleaching: Impact of Coral Bleaching, Coral Bleaching Events

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Impact of Coral Bleaching

Coral reefs are expected to be highly susceptible to bleaching events during years 2010 to 2040. Few corals resistant to this are those in South Red Sea that do not bleach in summer water temperatures of 34 . Other corals would become scarce. Following are some important historical bleaching events:

  • Great Barrier Reef had pronounced bleaching events in 1980, 1982, 1992, 1994, 1998,2002, and 2006. While most recovered with less coral deat…

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