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• Fluorspar
• Phosphates
• Potassium salts
• Sodium chloride
• Sulfur

The term industrial minerals is used to describe naturally occurring nonmetallic minerals that are used extensively in a variety of industrial operations. Some of the minerals commonly included in this category include asbestos, barite, boron compounds, clays, corundum, feldspar, fluorspar, phosphates, potassium salts, sodium chloride, and sulfur.

Asbestos

Asbestos is a general term used for a large...