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Balipholite – Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution

Balipholite was named for its composition consisting of BArium and LIthium in the composition, and the Chinese word for fibrous in allusion to the mineral’s structure.

13 Jun 2014

Balyakinite – Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution

Balyakinite was named to honor Tatyana Stepanovna Balyakina (1906–1986), Geology Instructor, Moscow University, Moscow, Russia.

13 Jun 2014

Bambollaite – Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution

Bambollaite was named after the Spanish nickname “La Bambolla” for the mine where it was first discovered. “La Bambolla” means “hot air” in allusion to the exaggerated tales of rich gold ore found in the mine.

13 Jun 2014

Barbosalite – Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution

Barbosalite has been named to honor Aluizio Licinio de Miranda Barbosa, who is a Professor of Geology at the School of Mines, Ouro Preto, Brazil. It belongs to the Lazulite mineral group and forms a dimorphous series with lipscombite.

13 Jun 2014

Bariomicrolite – Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution

The name Bariomicrolite has been assigned by the IMA committee based on pyrochlore nomenclature for the predominant barium content and its relation with microlite in the pyrochlore group. It belongs to the pyrochlore mineral group.

13 Jun 2014

Bariopyrochlore – Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution

Bariopyrochlore was named by the IMA committee on pyrochlore nomenclature based on the major content barium in the composition and membership in the pyrochlore group.

13 Jun 2014

Actinolite– Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution

Actinolite was named by Richard Kirwan in 1794 after the Greek word for ray based on the allusion to the mineral's common radiating fibrous habit.

13 Jun 2014

Acetamide – Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution

Acetamide was named for the chemical compound it stands for - acetic acid amide. Acetamide is the common short name of this compound. It was discovered in 1974.

13 Jun 2014

Adamite – Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution

Adamite was named after Gilbert-Joseph Adam, a French mineralogist, who provided the first specimens. It is a zinc arsenate hydroxide mineral.

13 Jun 2014

Acuminite – Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution

The term acuminite was coined from the Latin word acuminis, meaning sharp point, for spear head, to denote the characteristic shape of the crystals in the mineral. It is an aluminum complex salt.

13 Jun 2014