Diatomite is a diatomaceous earth generally found underlying peat in various districts of Scotland. In Skye, at Loch Quire, where large supplies of diatomite were discovered in the 19th century, it is found about 45 cm below the surface, and extends downward for about two meters, and in some places to a much greater depth. Diatomite is principally used for the manufacture of dynamite, its value as an absorbent being fully double that of the ordinary German Kieselguhr. It is described also as extremely well adapted for the manufacture of silicate and ultramarine paints, siliceous glazings, porcelain, boiler-coatings, isolating felt, etc. Research Diatomite
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Rocks & Minerals
Research Diatomite
