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Triplite - Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution

Triplite is a rare phosphate mineral first observed in 1816 from Chanteloube, Limousin, France. It was named after the Greek word triplos, meaning triplex.

8 May 2013

Taranakite – Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution

Taranakite is a hydrated alkali iron-aluminium phosphate mineral. The mineral was named after the place it was first discovered- Taranaki Peninsula, New Zealand.

8 May 2013

Sphalerite – Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution

Sphalerite is also referred to as Blende or Zinc Blende, and is the major ore of zinc. Sphalerite got its name from the Greek word ‘sphaleros’ which means treacherous, as it is mistaken for another mineral called galena which has lead.

8 May 2013

Simferite - Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution

Simferite is an orthorhombic dark red mineral containing iron, lithium, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, and phosphorus. Simferite was named after the city of Simferopol, Crimea, Ukraine, where the mineral was studied.

8 May 2013

Schirmerite – Occurrence, Properties and Distribution

Schirmerite was discovered in 1977, in the Colorado District of the USA. It is named after Dr.J.H.L Schirmer, former superintendent of the U.S.Mint. It is also known by the name beegerite.

8 May 2013

Minasragrite – Occurrence, Properties and Distribution

Minasragrite is named after the Minasragra locality in Peru where it was first found. It was discovered in the year 1915.

8 May 2013

Amarillite – Occurrence, Properties and Distribution

Amarillite is named after the Tierra Amarilla locality in Chile where it was first discovered in the year 1933.

8 May 2013

Robertsite - Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution

Robertsite is a secondary phosphate mineral that belongs to the mineral group of mitridatite. It was discovered in 1974 from the Tip Top mine, Custer County, South Dakota, USA. It was named after Willard Lincoln Roberts, mineralogist, South Dakota School of Mines.

7 May 2013

Okenite – Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution

Okenite is a silicate mineral that resembles small white ‘cotton balls. It is found within basalt geodes. The mineral was named after Lorenz Ocken, a German naturalist from Munich, Germany. It was discovered in 1828.

7 May 2013

Mereiterite - Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution

Mereiterite is a monoclinic-prismatic pale yellow mineral containing sulfur, potassium, oxygen, iron and hydrogen. It is a member of the leonite group.

7 May 2013