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Non-metallic minerals

2024-12-25

Non-metallic minerals

China has a wide variety of non-metallic mineral products, rich resources, and extensive distribution. There are 88 types of non-metallic minerals with proven reserves, including diamond, graphite, native sulfur, pyrite, crystal, corundum, kyanite, andalusite, garnet, wollastonite, sodium nitrate, talc, asbestos, chrysotile, mica, feldspar, garnet, montmorillonite, diopside, tremolite, vermiculite, zeolite, alunite, mirabilite, gypsum, barite, toxic baryte, natural soda, calcite, ice stone, magnesite, fluorite, gemstones, jade, agate, pigment minerals, limestone, marlstone, chalk, dolomite, quartzite, sandstone, natural quartz sand, vein quartz, powdered quartz, natural oilstone, potassium feldspar slate rock, diatomaceous earth, shale, kaolin clay, ceramic clay, refractory clay, attapulgite clay, sepiolite clay, illite clay, bentonite clay, iron ore claystone, peridotite rock, serpentinite rock, hornblende granite rock, gabbro rock, diorite rock, granite rock, perlite rock, pumice stone rock, syenite rock with phenocrysts of quartz and feldspar (rhyolite), coarse-grained rocks (granodiorite), tuff (volcanic ash), volcanic slag (scoria), marble rock (metamorphic limestone), slate rock (metamorphic shale), gneiss rock (metamorphic granite), peat (organic sediment), salt mines (halite), potassium salts (sylvite), magnesium salts (carnallite), iodine (iodine mineral), bromine (bromine mineral), arsenic (arsenic mineral), boron minerals (borate minerals), phosphate minerals.

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