It is used as a source of potassium for fertilizers. This is a sample of sylvite from the west coast of Newfoundland. It is owned by the Geological Survey, Newfoundland Department of Mines and Energy. Sylvite is associated with the gypsum deposits in the Bay St. George Area of western Newfoundland. It was discovered in the mid-1960s when a company was delineating salt deposits.
Reserves are extensive, however, grades are low.
Labradorite Labradorite is the provincial mineral for Newfoundland and Labrador. It is found in abundance near the community of Nain. It has coarse cleavage and shows a play of colours mainly in shades of blue and green, but yellow, red, and gold varieties are also found. The sample of labradorite in the photograph was provided by Jamie Meyer. The quarry rights to the labradorite deposits, and associated anorthosite deposits, belong to the Labrador Inuit Association.