Minerals, Non-metallic

Minerals which lack the common properties of metallic minerals, such as metallic lustre or high specific gravity and are generally of value for intrinsic properties of the mineral itself and not as a source of metal. They are generally synonymous with non-aggregate industrial minerals such as asbestos, gypsum, nelpheline syenite, peat and rock salt.
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