MICA AND DIATOMITE DEPOSITS
Commercial Possibilities Deposits of mica and diatomite, both important to the electrical industry, are reported to be under investigation in New Zealand with a view to commercial production, especially now that war conditions have restricted overseas supplies. Mien is liir&cly produced hi lihlkl but its export from that country is stated to. have ceased. It is essential to the manufacture ot electrical equipment. Deposits which apixtar to be promising have been located in south Westland. . Diatomite is stated to occur m the Rotorua, Wanganui and Oamaru districts. It is the. silicious skeleton of a unicellular plant which grows in water, and sinks to the bottom to form deposits when the plants die. It is used for insulating purposes. At places in Rotorua it can be dug out of banks with a shovel. It is also used extensively for filtering purposes witli oils’, sugar, beer, and wine.
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Dominion, Volume 35, Issue 174, 20 April 1942, Page 4
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150MICA AND DIATOMITE DEPOSITS Dominion, Volume 35, Issue 174, 20 April 1942, Page 4
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