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Provincial government information circular on the Nova Scotia occurrence, mining history, and uses of these minerals.

Peat is the partially decomposed remains of plants and animals which have accumulated in oxygen poor freshwater environments over the past 11 000-13 000 years. Peat is mined for horticultural purposes, and is also used in distillation, yeast cultivation, as an energy source, and in manufacture of ferrosilicons.

Information and photographs of agates from a number of localities provided by David G. Anderson.

Information circular from the Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources.