Surf these sites: Geology and History of Coal in Nova Scotia -- Provincial government information circular. Gypsum and Anhydrite in Nova Scotia -- Provincial government nformation circular on the Nova Scotia occurrence, mining history, and uses of these minerals. Maine Geology - Economic Geology Photo Gallery -- Photos of sand and gravel pits and stone quarrying. Peat Moss in Nova Scotia -- Peat is the partially decomposed remains of plants and animals which have accumulated in oxygen poor freshwater environments over the past 11 000-13 000 years. Peat is mined for horticultural purposes, and is also used in distillation, yeast cultivation, as an energy source, and in manufacture of ferrosilicons. Salt Caverns -- About subsurface salt deposits and their uses for solution mining of salt, hydrocarbon storage, and waste disposal. U.S. emphasis.
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