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Collection of industrial mineral sites from Washington State

Citation

Washington Division of Geology and Earth Resources, 2015, Nonmetallic (industrial) minerals database--GIS data: Washington Division of Geology and Earth Resources Digital Data Series 14, version 1.0 [http://www.dnr.wa.gov/Publications/ger_portal_nonmetallic_minerals.zip]

Summary

Geologists use the term 'Industrial Minerals' to describe nonmetallic minerals that have economic or industrial uses. Their characteristics, means of formation, and industrial use are highly variable. The Washington Geological Survey has electronically compiled nonmetallic mineral data including maps and reports for Washington State.

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Individual records are available to view here or at https://geologyportal.dnr.wa.gov/. A download of the entire dataset is available at http://www.dnr.wa.gov/publications/ger_portal_nonmetallic_minerals.zip

Purpose

This dataset was compiled to make industrial mineral information available in a digitally searchable format. These data will support a variety of spatial analyses concerning economic exploitation of mineral resources, land-use planning and evaluation of environmental issues.

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The Washington Geological Survey (WGS) shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein. This product is provided 'as is' without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular use. The Washington State Department of Natural Resources and the authors of this product will not be liable to the user of this product for any activity involving the product with respect to the following: (a) lost profits, lost savings, or any other consequential damages; (b) the fitness of the product for a particular purpose; or (c) use of the product or results obtained from use of the product. Although these data have been processed successfully on computers of WGS, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by WGS regarding the use of these data on any other system, nor does the fact of distribution constitute or imply any such warranty.

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