Gypsum and Anhydrite in Nova Scotia - Provincial government information circular on the Nova Scotia occurrence, mining history, and uses of these minerals. 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. Scottish Agates - A series of images of Scottish agates from the Midland Valley of Scotland, UK with additional material from the Cheviot Hills.
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