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Chapter 13 MISCELLANEOUS NON-METALLIC MINERALS
NATURAL ABRASIVES
Economic Features
Natural abrasives are less important commercially in the United States than artificial abrasives, but a considerable industry is based on the natural abrasives.
Silica or quartz in its various crystalline forms constitutes over three-fourths of the tonnage of natural abrasives used in the United States.
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