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Future Challenges for the U.S. Geological Survey's Mineral Resources Program (2003)

Chapter: Appendix D: Commodities Surveyed by the Minerals Information Team

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Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Commodities Surveyed by the Minerals Information Team." National Research Council. 2003. Future Challenges for the U.S. Geological Survey's Mineral Resources Program. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10817.
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Commodities Surveyed by the Minerals Information Team

Abrasives

Aggregates

Aluminum

Aluminum Oxide, Fused (See Abrasives)

Antimony

Arsenic

Asbestos

Asphalt, Natural (See Cement)

Barite

Bauxite and Alumina

Bentonite (See Clays)

Beryllium

Bismuth

Boron

Bromine

Calcareous Marl (See Dimension Stone)

Calcium Carbonate (See Crushed Stone)

Cadmium

Cement

Cesium

Chromium

Clays

Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Commodities Surveyed by the Minerals Information Team." National Research Council. 2003. Future Challenges for the U.S. Geological Survey's Mineral Resources Program. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10817.
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Coal Combustion Products

Cobalt

Columbium (See Niobium)

Copper

Corundum (See Abrasives)

Diamond

Diatomite

Dolomite (See Dimension Stone)

Explosives

Feldspar

Ferroalloys

Fluorspar

Fuller’s Earth (See Clays)

Gallium

Garnet

Gemstones

Germanium

Gold

Granite (See Crushed Stone and Dimension Stone)

Graphite

Gypsum

Hafnium (See Zirconium)

Helium

Indium

Iodine

Iridium (See Platinum Group Metals)

Iron and Steel

Iron and Steel Scrap

Iron and Steel Slag

Iron Ore

Iron Oxide Pigments

Kaolin (See Clays)

Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Commodities Surveyed by the Minerals Information Team." National Research Council. 2003. Future Challenges for the U.S. Geological Survey's Mineral Resources Program. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10817.
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Kyanite-Mullite

Lead

Lime

Limestone (See Crushed Stone and Dimension Stone)

Lithium

Magnesium

Magnesium Compounds (See Magnesium)

Manganese

Marble (See Crushed Stone and Dimension Stone)

Mercury

Mica

Mining and Quarrying Trends

Molybdenum

Nepheline Syenite (See Feldspar)

Nickel

Niobium

Nitrogen

Osmium (See Platinum Group Metals)

Palladium (See Platinum Group Metals)

Peat

Perlite

Phosphate Rock

Platinum Group Metals

Potash

Precious Metals (See Gold, Silver, and Platinum Group Metals)

Pumice

Quartz Crystal (See Silica)

Quartzite (See Crushed Stone and Dimension Stone)

Rare Earths

Recycling

Rhenium

Rhodium (See Platinum Group Metals)

Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Commodities Surveyed by the Minerals Information Team." National Research Council. 2003. Future Challenges for the U.S. Geological Survey's Mineral Resources Program. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10817.
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Rubidium (See Cesium)

Ruthenium (See Platinum Group Metals)

Salt

Sand and Gravel, Construction

Sand and Gravel, Industrial (See Silica)

Sandstone (See Crushed Stone and Dimension Stone)

Scandium

Scoria (See Dimension Stone)

Scrap (See Iron and Steel Scrap)

Selenium

Shell (See Dimension Stone)

Silica

Silicon

Silicon Carbide (See Abrasives)

Silver

Slag (See Iron and Steel Slag)

Slate (See Crushed Stone and Dimension Stone)

Soda Ash

Sodium Sulfate

Statistical Summary

Staurolite (See Abrasives)

Steel (See Iron and Steel)

Stone, Crushed

Stone, Dimension

Strontium

Sulfur

Survey Methods

Talc and Pyrophyllite

Tantalum (See Niobium)

Tellurium (See Selenium)

Thallium

Thorium

Tin

Titanium

Traprock (See Dimension Stone)

Tripoli (See Silica)

Tungsten

Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Commodities Surveyed by the Minerals Information Team." National Research Council. 2003. Future Challenges for the U.S. Geological Survey's Mineral Resources Program. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10817.
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Uranium, statistics only (See Vanadium)

Vanadium

Vermiculite

Volcanic Cinder (See Dimension Stone)

Wollastonite

Yttrium (See Rare Earths)

Zeolites

Zinc

Zirconium

Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Commodities Surveyed by the Minerals Information Team." National Research Council. 2003. Future Challenges for the U.S. Geological Survey's Mineral Resources Program. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10817.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Commodities Surveyed by the Minerals Information Team." National Research Council. 2003. Future Challenges for the U.S. Geological Survey's Mineral Resources Program. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10817.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Commodities Surveyed by the Minerals Information Team." National Research Council. 2003. Future Challenges for the U.S. Geological Survey's Mineral Resources Program. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10817.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Commodities Surveyed by the Minerals Information Team." National Research Council. 2003. Future Challenges for the U.S. Geological Survey's Mineral Resources Program. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10817.
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The committee assesses the USGS's responses to a 1996 program review, evaluates the minerals information team, and examines how the program's mission and vision might evolve to meet the nation's future needs over the next decade.

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