S/N

Associated Mineral

Industrial/Commercial Applications

1

Albite

Glass manufacture, as fillers, ceramics, paint and as extenders plastics

2

Garnet

Gemstones for jewelry and ornamentals and as abrasives

3

Illite

Illite as a major source of tradition ceramics is used in the production of cooking pots, plates, tiles and bricks.

4

Manufacture of a wide variety of electronics, fillers in Muscovite paint, plastics.

5

Quartz

Essential raw material for the glass and foundry casting industries, water filtration, building of houses/roads and for support

6

Ilmenite

Used in paints, printing inks, fabrics, sunscreen, food and as cosmetics