High nitrogen and phosphorus in streams leads to a bloom of algae which eventually decay robbing the ecosystem of oxygen. Hot springs are example of the hydrothermal environment. Aluminum is a mineral produced by weathering 31. The United States presently has sufficient oil reserves precluding the need for oil importation. The United States presently has very little or no deposits of aluminum and chromium.
Petroleum is derived from the fossil remains of marine creatures.
Dinosaur bones and petrified wood are examples of fossil fuels. All fossil fuels are expected to be exhausted in the next 100 years. California has current forms of energy derived from wind, geothermal, biomass, and solar resources. One gram of the isotope 235Uranium is capable of releasing energy equal to 14 barrels of oil or 3 tons of coal. Nuclear reactors utilize the process of fission.