U.S. Department of the Interior
KEN SALAZAR, Secretary
U.S. Geological Survey
Marcia K. McNutt, DirectorU.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia: 2012
Manuscript approved for publication January 2
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, 2012.
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U.S. Geological Survey, 2012, Mineral commodity summaries 2012: U.S. Geological Survey, 198 p.
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