Industrial Minerals as a Field for Prospecting in Alaska: Including a Glossary of Elements and Minerals1945 - Mineralogy - 82 pages |
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abrasive agate Alaska alloys aluminum antimony areas arsenic arsenopyrite ASBESTOS assay associated AZURITE BERYL beryllium black-sand by-product calcite calcium carbonate CASSITERITE cement cents a pound cents per pound chemicals chiefly clay coal cobalt color COLUMBITE columbium commercial commonly compounds containing copper CRYOLITE crystals demand deposits dikes dollars DOLOMITE earthy element favorable feldspar FLUORITE galena gem stones gold gossan granite graphite green heavy high grade hydrous important industry iron known lead LEPIDOLITE limestone lithium magnesium magnetite manganese manufacture massive material metal mica minerals mining minor amount molybdenum MONAZITE nickel numerous occurs opal ounce Troy oxide pegmatite PENTLANDITE pink polishing present produced prospecting prospector pyrite PYRRHOTITE quantities quartz radium RARE EARTH rocks Rutile samples sands sandstone serpentine silicate silver minerals specimen SPHALERITE SPODUMENE steel sulphide minerals sulphur talc TANTALITE Territory titanium translucent transparent tubes tungsten uranium usually vanadium variety WOLFRAMITE worth zinc