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Mineral Resources of the United States - Calendar Year 1891

J. W. Powell, Director

David T. Day, Chief of Division of Mining Statistics and Technology

Department of the Interior, United States Geological Survey

Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C., 1893

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Introduction – pp. VII

Mineral Resources of the United States - Summary – pp. 1

Stone, by William C. Day – 456

Granite and Allied Rocks - 456

Production - 456

(States described:  Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Virginia.)

Sandstone – 460

Production – 460

(States described:  Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.)

Limestone – 464

(States described:  Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.)

Marble – 468

Production – 468

(States described:  Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, New York, Tennessee, Vermont, and Virginia.)

Slate – 472

(States described:  Arkansas, California, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Utah, Vermont, and Virginia.)

Abrasive Materials, by E. W. Parker

Buhrstones – 552

Grindstones – 552

Oilstones and Whetstones - 553

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