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Show Hluivte In Utah Continued interest in American potash pot-ash discoveries has necessitated the reprinting re-printing of practically all the recent Government publications on the subject. sub-ject. The United States Geogicaj Survey has just reissued Bulletin 511, by Hoyt S. Gale, on aljnite, a potash-bearing potash-bearing mineral found iu a newly discovered dis-covered deposit near Marysvale, Utah. Special interest attaches to alunite, for the potash which it carries is be-ieved be-ieved to be commer ially . soluble that is. it can be reduced to fertilizing material, for instance, by a simple process of roasting and leaching the rock. The bulletin describes a vein which is believed to be of considerable size and although it can by no means supply the American demand for potash pot-ash it may meet local needs. The commercial com-mercial development of this deposit will be of greatest importance perhaps in stimulating exploration for other similar deposits. Alunite has been observed by other members of the Geological Ge-ological Survey at several points in a number of western States and it may therefore be expected that further prospecting and investigation will disclose dis-close deposits that may yield a large tonnage. |