Fluorspar Deposits in Western Kentucky: Part 1
Description:
From introduction: The need for fluorspar in the manufacture of open-hearth steel, hydrofluoric acid, aluminum, certain insecticides, refrigerants and airconditioning compounds, welding rods, 100-octane gasoline, and many other products necessary to the prosecution of World War II resulted in unprecedented demands for this commodity. To help increase production to meet these demands, the War Production Board in 1942 asked the United States Geological Survey to plan a comprehensive study of the …
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Date:
1955
Creator:
Williams, James Steele; Duncan, Helen & Hardin, George C., Jr.
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department