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Birnessite - Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution

Birnessite is an oxide mineral of manganese along with sodium, potassium and calcium. The mineral was first described in 1956 from the Birness, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

10 Sep 2013

Berborite – Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution

Berborite was named after the elements in its composition - Beryllium and Borate.

5 Sep 2013

Fluoborite - Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution

Fluoborite having a hexagonal crystal system was first described in 1926 from the Huerta del Vinagre mine, Spain. It was named for its essential components fluorine and boron.

5 Sep 2013

Romeite - Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution

Romeite is a calcium antimonite mineral first discovered in 1841 from the San Marcel mine, Piedmont, near Vipiteno, Italy. It is a member of stibiconite group. The mineral was named after Jean Baptiste Louis Romé de L'Isle, eminent early French crystallographer.

5 Sep 2013

Attakolite – Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution

Attakolite has been named after the Greek word for salmon, for its pale red color.

5 Sep 2013

Betekhtinite - Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution

Betekhtinite was first discovered from the Mansfeld Kupferschiefer, Eisleben, and at Waschenback, Odenwald, Germany in 1955. The mineral was named after Anatolii Gergievich Betekhtin, Russian mineralogist and economic geologist.

5 Sep 2013

Fergusonite-Beta-(Y)– Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution

Fergusonite-beta-(Y) was named after the allusion to its dimorphous relation to fergusonite-(Y).

4 Sep 2013

Dansite - Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution

Dansite was first found in a paleogene salt deposit in central China. It has an isometric crystal system. It was named after Professor Jean D’Ans, German mineralogist from Technical University, Berlin, Germany.

3 Sep 2013

Germanite - Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution

Germanite is a rare copper iron germanium sulfide mineral discovered in 1922 from the Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Otavi, Namibia. It is a member of the colusite group. It was named after the element germanium in its composition.

3 Sep 2013