Nesosilicates

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351Natural resources / Kyanite / Sillimanite / Mullite / Industrial mineral / Andalusite / Aluminium(I) oxide / Nesosilicates / Crystallography / Chemistry

KYANITE By Michael J. Potter Kyanite, when heated at high temperatures, is converted to mullite. Mullite in refractories and ceramic bodies will increase the fired strength, resistance to deformation under load,

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Language: English - Date: 1996-08-08 11:07:55
352Matter / Kyanite / Sillimanite / Aluminium silicate / Andalusite / Industrial Minerals / Mullite / Refractory / Nesosilicates / Crystallography / Chemistry

KYANITE By Michael J. Potter Kyanite, andalusite, and sillimanite are anhydrous aluminum silicate minerals that have the same chemical formula, Al2O3·SiO2, but differ in crystal structure and physical properties. When c

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Language: English - Date: 1997-06-19 07:54:54
353Crystallography / Abrasives / Gemstones / Superhard materials / Garnet / Nesosilicates / Emery / Corundum / Ruby / Chemistry / Matter / Oxide minerals

64 GARNET, INDUSTRIAL1 (Data in metric tons of garnet, unless otherwise noted) Domestic Production and Use: Garnet for industrial use was mined in 2000 by five firms, three in New York, one in Montana, and one in Idaho.

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Language: English - Date: 2001-02-01 11:05:28
354Natural resources / Abrasives / Garnet / Nesosilicates / Metamorphic rocks / Abrasive blasting / Abrasive / Almandine / Pyrope / Gemstones / Crystallography / Chemistry

GARNET, INDUSTRIAL By Ronald F. Balazik Domestic survey data and tables were prepared by Christine K. Pisut, statistical assistant. Like diamond and only a few other minerals, garnet is significant as a widely used indus

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Language: English - Date: 2000-10-23 07:09:54
355Chemistry / Kyanite / Sillimanite / Andalusite / Mullite / Industrial Minerals / Nesosilicates / Crystallography / Natural resources

KYANITE By Michael J. Potter The refractories industry continued to be a major end use for kyanite, mullite, and synthetic mullite. For the refractories industry in general, there continued to be over capacity. Iron and

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Language: English - Date: 1997-03-24 14:14:21
356Abrasives / Garnet / Nesosilicates / Economic geology / Abrasive blasting / Abrasive / Industrial mineral / Pyrope / Sand / Chemistry / Matter / Gemstones

GARNET, INDUSTRIAL By Ronald F. Balazik Garnet, which has several industrial uses, is a category of complex silicate minerals with similar crystalline structures and a wide variety of chemical compositions. The general c

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Language: English - Date: 2000-01-31 09:57:05
357Kyanite / Sillimanite / Andalusite / Mullite / Schist / Nesosilicates / Crystallography / Natural resources

94 KYANITE AND RELATED MINERALS (Data in thousand metric tons, unless otherwise noted) Domestic Production and Use: One firm in Virginia, with integrated mining and processing operations, produced kyanite from hard-rock

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Language: English - Date: 2000-03-06 11:48:28
358Natural resources / Kyanite / Sillimanite / Aluminosilicate / Mullite / Refractory / Andalusite / Industrial Minerals / Aluminium(I) oxide / Nesosilicates / Chemistry / Crystallography

KYANITE AND RELATED MATERIALS By Michael J. Potter Domestic survey data and tables were prepared by John G. Durand, statistical assistant, and the world production table was prepared by Ronald L. Hatch, lead internationa

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Language: English - Date: 2002-05-07 07:13:46
359Manufacturing / Oxide minerals / Gemstones / Garnet / Nesosilicates / Mineralogy / Pegmatite / Corundum / Boron / Chemistry / Matter / Abrasives

62 GARNET, INDUSTRIAL1 (Data in metric tons of garnet, unless noted) Domestic Production and Use: Garnet was produced in 1995 by five firms, four in New York and one in Idaho. Output of refined material was valued at $1

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Language: English - Date: 2004-03-24 10:37:28
360Manufacturing / Oxide minerals / Garnet / Gemstones / Nesosilicates / Economic geology / Corundum / Emery / Aluminium / Chemistry / Abrasives / Matter

64 GARNET (INDUSTRIAL)1 (Data in metric tons of garnet unless otherwise noted) Domestic Production and Use: Garnet for industrial use was mined in 2006 by four firms, one in Idaho, one in Montana, and two in New York. T

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Language: English - Date: 2007-01-17 13:32:41
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