Compass Minerals

We do not expect the stock market exit option to pick up in the near future, at least in Europe (Davison, C. Smith, P. Maier, A.), but some of the large buyout firms have started to revitalize this channel. Compass Minerals, for example, com-... 

Magnetic minerals have fascinated man since they were first used as compasses by the Chinese over 4000 years ago. Their scientific study has given rise to the interrelated disciplines of mineral magnetism, rock magnetism, and paleomagnetism, which have contributed to some of the most important scientific discoveries of the last century and continue to be at the forefront of scientific investigation at the beginning of this one. 

B.C.E. Compass The ms netic compass is invented in Ghina using lodestones, a mineral containing iron oxide. 

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