Syria: An Economic Survey 



The phosphate mines discovered in Es Salt (in Trans jordania) 

 were to have been operated by a Turko-Italian company. 



Limestone and marble quarries are frequent. 



The hard basalt stone of the Hauran is used for millstones. 



Plastic clay is found in many places (Gaza, Ramleh, Jerusa- 

 lem, etc.) and is used in the making of domestic pottery. 



It is hard to say whether the lack of mines in Syria is due to 

 an absence of minerals or to the fact that no search has been made 

 for them. 



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