Industrial Mineral

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-014199

1. Rocks, minerals, or other naturally occurring inorganic substances of economic value that are not metallic ores, mineral fuels, or gemstones.

2. Includes nonmetallic minerals such as limestone, clays, cement (portland and masonry), dimension stone, and aggregates.

Table 1. Record
Identifier	MLC-T-ENV-014199
Field	Environment
References	USGS Glossary for Eastern Mineral Resources; USGS Consumer Uses of Industrial Minerals in the San Francisco Bay Area - Houses to Interstates at http://pubs.usgs.gov/bul/b2188/b2188ch8.pdf

Record as JSON

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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-014199",
  "term": "Industrial Mineral",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Rocks, minerals, or other naturally occurring inorganic substances of economic value that are not metallic ores, mineral fuels, or gemstones.\n\n2. Includes nonmetallic minerals such as limestone, clays, cement (portland and masonry), dimension stone, and aggregates.",
  "references": [
    "USGS Glossary for Eastern Mineral Resources",
    "USGS Consumer Uses of Industrial Minerals in the San Francisco Bay Area - Houses to Interstates at http://pubs.usgs.gov/bul/b2188/b2188ch8.pdf"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/industrial-mineral/"
}

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