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Dec 13, 2015 - Clio Infra
Klein Goldewijk, Kees; Fink-Jensen, Jonathan, 2015, "Aluminium Production", https://hdl.handle.net/10622/XNGK4X, IISH Data Collection, V1
Aluminum is the second most abundant metallic element in the Earth's crust after silicon, yet it is a comparatively new industrial metal that has been produced in commercial quantities for just over 100 years. It weighs about one-third as much as steel or copper; is malleable, du... |
Dec 13, 2015 - Clio Infra
Klein Goldewijk, Kees; Fink-Jensen, Jonathan, 2015, "Bauxite Production", https://hdl.handle.net/10622/SPBP7D, IISH Data Collection, V1
Bauxite is a naturally occurring, heterogeneous material composed primarily of one or more aluminum hydroxide minerals, plus various mixtures of silica, iron oxide, titania, aluminosilicate, and other impurities in minor or trace amounts. The principal aluminum hydroxide minerals... |
Dec 13, 2015 - Clio Infra
Fink-Jensen, Jonathan, 2015, "Book Titles per Capita", https://hdl.handle.net/10622/AOQMAZ, IISH Data Collection, V1
This dataset comprises information on the number of new book titles published per year per million inhabitants in a given country for the period 1500-2010. Data has been gathered and organized in 1-year intervals, using as geographical reference the current list of existing world... |
Sep 6, 2022 - Clio Infra
Klein Goldewijk, Kees; Fink-Jensen, Jonathan, 2015, "Copper Production", https://hdl.handle.net/10622/GI7D06, IISH Data Collection, V2, UNF:6:IAgwirjQF1qJy58a0lGwzA== [fileUNF]
Copper is usually found in nature in association with sulfur. Pure copper metal is generally produced from a multistage process, beginning with the mining and concentrating of low-grade ores containing copper sulfide minerals, and followed by smelting and electrolytic refining to... |
Dec 13, 2015 - Clio Infra
Klein Goldewijk, Kees; Fink-Jensen, Jonathan, 2015, "Gold Production", https://hdl.handle.net/10622/MRQ2XJ, IISH Data Collection, V1
Gold has been treasured since ancient times for its beauty and permanence. Most of the gold that is fabricated today goes into the manufacture of jewelry. However, because of its superior electrical conductivity and resistance to corrosion and other desirable combinations of phys... |
Dec 13, 2015 - Clio Infra
Fink-Jensen, Jonathan, 2015, "Homicide Rates", https://hdl.handle.net/10622/FMI6L9, IISH Data Collection, V1
The World Countries Homicide rate dataset comprises information on the numbers of deaths classified as homicide per 100.000 inhabitants per each country for the period 1800-2000. Data has been gathered and organized in 1-year intervals, using as geographical reference the current... |
Dec 13, 2015 - Clio Infra
Klein Goldewijk, Kees; Fink-Jensen, Jonathan, 2015, "Iron Ore Production", https://hdl.handle.net/10622/2KHSYM, IISH Data Collection, V1
Iron is the world's most commonly used metal - steel, of which iron ore is the key ingredient, representing almost 95% of all metal used per year. It is used primarily in structural engineering applications and in maritime purposes, automobiles, and general industrial application... |
Dec 14, 2015 - Clio Infra
Klein Goldewijk, Kees; Fink-Jensen, Jonathan, 2015, "Lead Production", https://hdl.handle.net/10622/LKWIXZ, IISH Data Collection, V1
Lead is a very corrosion-resistant, dense, ductile, and malleable blue-gray metal that has been used for at least 5,000 years. Early uses of lead included building materials, pigments for glazing ceramics, and pipes for transporting water. The castles and cathedrals of Europe con... |
Dec 14, 2015 - Clio Infra
Klein Goldewijk, Kees; Fink-Jensen, Jonathan, 2015, "Manganese Production", https://hdl.handle.net/10622/RA3SLU, IISH Data Collection, V1
Manganese (Mn) is essential to iron and steel production by virtue of its sulfur-fixing, deoxidizing, and alloying properties. (..) Products for construction, machinery, and transportation are leading end uses of manganese. Manganese also is a key component of certain widely used... |
Dec 14, 2015 - Clio Infra
Klein Goldewijk, Kees; Fink-Jensen, Jonathan, 2015, "Nickel Production", https://hdl.handle.net/10622/ZGRJQY, IISH Data Collection, V1
Nickel (Ni) is a transition element that exhibits a mixture of ferrous and nonferrous metal properties. It is both siderophile (i.e., associates with iron) and chalcophile (i.e., associates with sulfur). The bulk of the nickel mined comes from two types of ore deposits: - laterit... |
