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Bariandite – Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution

Bariandite has been named after Dr.Pierre Bariand, Curator of Mineralogy at the University of Paris, France. It belongs to the Straczekite mineral group.

11 Oct 2013

Barringtonite - Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution

Barringtonite was first discovered in Barrington Tops, NSW, Australia. The mineral was named after its place of discovery.

11 Oct 2013

Azurite - Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution

Azurite is a soft, deep blue copper mineral first observed in Tsumeb near Otavi, Namibia. The mineral was named after the Persian lazhward, for its characteristic blue color.

11 Oct 2013

Calaverite – Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution

Calaverite was named after the place of occurrence in Calaveras Co., California, USA.

11 Oct 2013

Calcioancylite-(Nd) - Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution

Calcioancylite-(Nd) is a member of the ancylite group of minerals. The mineral was first discovered in 1991 from the Baveno, Piedmont, Italy. It was named for the Greek word of “curved” and the presence of large amount of neodymium.

11 Oct 2013

Calcioaravaipaite - Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution

Calcioaravaipaite is a triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing oxygen, lead, hydrogen, fluorine, calcium and aluminum. The mineral was first discovered in 1996 from the Grand Reef mine in Laurel Canyon, about 6 km northeast of Klondyke, Aravaipa mining district, Graham County, Arizona, USA.

11 Oct 2013

Calciobetafite - Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution

Calciobetafite was first discovered in 1983 from Monte di Procida, Campi Flegrei, near Naples, Campania, Italy. It is member of the pyrochlore group of minerals. It was named for a mineral with the betafite structure with high calcium content.

11 Oct 2013

Bazzite – Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution

Bazzite named after Alessandro E. Bazzi, who discovered this mineral in Baveno, Italy in 1915. This mineral belongs to the Beryl group as it mostly occurs as deep blue or blue-green color small hexagonal crystals.

26 Sep 2013

Eggletonite - Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution

Eggletonite was named after Dr. Richard A. Eggleton (associated with the Australian National University, Canberra), and was discovered in 1984. It belongs to the ganophyllite group.

26 Sep 2013

Cabriite – Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution

Cabriite was named after Dr. Louis J. Cabri, a Canadian mineralogist working at the Canadian Centre for Mineral and Energy Technology, Ottawa, Canada. He is recognized for his contribution in providing detailed descriptions of many platinum group minerals.

26 Sep 2013