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Surprising Uses for Minerals Found at the Crater of Diamonds

Sep 2017
  ⁄  
Waymon Cox

Dozens of minerals can be found at Crater of Diamonds State Park, including calcite, mica, and barite. Each one can be used in different ways to make our lives easier.

Prospecting for Diamonds at Crater of Diamonds
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