The principal economic deposits of the Paleozoic formations of St. Lawrence Platform are non-metallic, the most important being limestone and dolostone, salt, oil and gas, shale, gypsum, and sandstone in that order. Carbonate rocks also have some potential as hosts to metallic deposits, such as lead, zinc, and cadmium.
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