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Mica.

Authors
Davis LL
Source
Am Ceram Soc Bull 1992 May; 71(5):810-811
Link
NIOSHTIC No.
10011608
Abstract
The United States has no reserves of sheet mica. India is by far the largest producer and provides most of the U.S. and world supply. Scrap and flake mica is mica that is unsuitable for use as sheet mica. It is ground to various sizes and used as a filler and/or extender in wallboard joint compounds, paints, and plastics; as an ingredient in well-drilling muds; as a lubricant; and for various other uses. In 1991, estimated 94,000 metric tons of scrap and flake mica valued at about $5.1 million was produced in the United States. The mica was processed to produce an estimated 84,000 metric tons of ground mica valued at $19 million.
CODEN
ACSBA7
Publication Date
19920501
Document Type
OP;
Fiscal Year
1992
Identifying No.
OP 261-92
Issue of Publication
5
ISSN
0002-7812
NIOSH Division
WO;
Source Name
American Ceramic Society Bulletin
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