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...Mica...
...Mica. India is the chief world source of high-grade mica splittings, indispensable in electrical equipment. The U.S. is using 8,000,000 lb. a year, practically all for defense. U.S. stocks are unknown...
...years ago when demand for paving granite from their quarry fell off. Since chickens have no teeth, they masticate their food in their gizzards, with the help of pebbles they swallow while feeding. The Davidsons claim that their grit is ideal because it contains sparkling particles of feldspar and mica which attract a hungry...
...Honolulu went mica tape, samples of rayon, gold-plated watch bands, wedding-announcement cards, a tube of radioactive phosphorus, brake cable, auto gears...
Notable fact about this setup: it was not concerned with Brazil's agricultural commodities that compete with U.S. products and surplus. That meant it was no mere bailing-out of Brazil, but an effort to encourage Brazil to develop products (especially manganese, mica and rubber) that the U.S. needs in greater quantities...