Spruce Pine is a major global supplier of high-purity quartz. It's an essential ingredient for microchips and solar panels.
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In the American West, white glaciers and snow fields are outnumbered by long-overlooked "rock glaciers." The rock covering these vast hunks of ice makes them far less affected by warming temperatures.