earth deposits

基本解释

There are extensive rare earth deposits in the United States and elsewhere.
美國和其他地方都有不少的稀土鑛藏。
According to the Baotou institute, heavy rare-earth deposits in the hills here will be exhausted in 15 years.
包頭稀土研究所稱，儲量豐富的大型稀土鑛將在15年內採盡。
Scientists know that there are pockets of rare earth deposits on the moon, but as yet they don't have detailed maps of those areas.
科學家們知道月球上有好幾処稀土鑛牀，但至今他們他們還沒有關於這些地區的詳細地圖。

It seems Pandora is the only place in the galaxy with deposits of a valuable new energy source worth untold millions back on Earth.

The article also states that China has about a third of the rare earth deposits globally and accounts for almost all of the production.
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So, its of no surprise, when looking at long term ice core sample and ocean core deposits, they indicate as the Earth warms, so does the carbon footprint from the increase carbon produced high in the atmosphere.
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