Minerals Yearbook 1989: Boron

Technical Report · Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1990

OSTI ID:6370275

Lyday, P A

U.S. production and sales of boron minerals and chemicals decreased during the year. Domestically, glass fiber insulation was the largest use for borates, followed by sales to distributors, textile-grade glass fibers, and borosilicate glasses. California was the only domestic source of boron minerals. The United States continued to provide essentially all of its own supply while maintaining a strong position as a source of sodium borate products and boric acid exported to foreign markets. Supplementary U.S. imports of Turkish calcium borate and calcium-sodium borate ores, borax, and boric acid, primarily for various glass uses, continued.

• Research Organization: Bureau of Mines, Washington, DC (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6370275
• Report Number(s): PB-91-142513/XAB
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Also available from Supt. of Docs
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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