Examples of non-metallic rocks and minerals of economic interest include coal, gemstones, construction aggregate (gravel or riprap), building stone, salt, gypsum and anhydrite, industrial-grade clays, fluorspar, phosphate, nitrate, and barite. Peat moss i...
This page was last updated on October 3rd, 2008
This page was last updated on October 3rd, 2008
Non-Metallic Deposits (from Rocks and Minerals)
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Scottish Agates
A series of images of Scottish agates from the Midland Valley of Scotland, UK with additional material from the Cheviot Hills.
Peat Moss in Nova Scotia
Peat is the partially decomposed remains of plants and animals which have accumulated in oxygen poor freshwater environments over the past 11 000-13 000 years. Peat is mined for horticultural purposes, and is also used in distillation, yeast cultivation,
Goonvean
Europe's largest independently owned kaolin producer, based in Goonvean Cornwall England UK.
Gypsum and Anhydrite in Nova Scotia
Provincial government information circular on the Nova Scotia occurrence, mining history, and uses of these minerals.
Geology and History of Coal in Nova Scotia
Provincial government information circular.
Geoconsultant
Technical and commercial specialist, based in the United Kingdom, specializing in the exploration and evaluation of industrial minerals particularly kaolins and calcium carbonates.
Salt Caverns
About subsurface salt deposits and their uses for solution mining of salt, hydrocarbon storage, and waste disposal. U.S. emphasis.
Maine Geology - Economic Geology Photo Gallery
Photos of sand and gravel pits and stone quarrying.
A series of images of Scottish agates from the Midland Valley of Scotland, UK with additional material from the Cheviot Hills.
Peat is the partially decomposed remains of plants and animals which have accumulated in oxygen poor freshwater environments over the past 11 000-13 000 years. Peat is mined for horticultural purposes, and is also used in distillation, yeast cultivation,
Europe's largest independently owned kaolin producer, based in Goonvean Cornwall England UK.
Provincial government information circular on the Nova Scotia occurrence, mining history, and uses of these minerals.
Provincial government information circular.
Technical and commercial specialist, based in the United Kingdom, specializing in the exploration and evaluation of industrial minerals particularly kaolins and calcium carbonates.
About subsurface salt deposits and their uses for solution mining of salt, hydrocarbon storage, and waste disposal. U.S. emphasis.
Photos of sand and gravel pits and stone quarrying.
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