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  • Dyscrasite - Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution
    Article - 21 May 2013
    Dyscrasite is a silver antimonide mineral that was first described in 1797 in the Wenzel Mine, Black Forest, Germany. The mineral was named after the Greek work, meaning ‘bad alloy’.
  • Bogvadite - Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution
    Article - 18 May 2013
    Bogvadite was first found in Ivigtut, Greenland in 1988. It was named after Richard Bogvad, former chief geologist of the company Oresund A/S, which mined the Ivigtut cryolite deposit.
  • Sphalerite – Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution
    Article - 19 Apr 2013
    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...
  • Thorutite - Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution
    Article - 28 Mar 2013
    Thorutite is a monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing uranium, titanium, thorium, oxygen, hydrogen and calcium. The mineral was named after titanium, thorium and uranium in its composition.
  • Vanadinite - Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution
    Article - 28 Mar 2013
    Vanadinite is a member of apatite group of minerals. It was first discovered in 1801 in Zimapan, Hildalgo, Mexico. The mineral was named for the vanadium content in its composition.
  • Rhodochrosite - Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution
    Article - 27 Mar 2013
    Rhodochrosite is a manganese carbonate mineral that crystallizes in the trigonal system. It is a member of calcite group of minerals. The mineral was first discovered in 1800 from the Cavnic (Kapnik),...
  • Scotlandite - Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution
    Article - 27 Feb 2013
    Scotlandite is a monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing sulfur, oxygen, and lead. The mineral was discovered in 1984 in the Susanna mines of the Leadhills, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is named...
  • Gordaite - Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution
    Article - 21 Feb 2013
    Gordaite is a trigonal-pyramidal mineral containing zinc, sulfur, sodium, oxygen, hydrogen and chlorine. It was first discovered in 1996 from the San Francisco mine, Sierra Gorda District, Tocopilla...
  • Pyrite - Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution
    Article - 8 Feb 2013
    Pyrite is an iron sulfide mineral named from the Greek word for "fire", as it emits sparks when hit with other metal or mineral.
  • Dreyerite - Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution
    Article - 1 Feb 2013
    Dreyerite was named after Gerhard Dreyer, Assistant Professor, Johannes Guterberg University, Mainz, Germany, who discovered the mineral from Hirschhorn, near Kaiserlautern, Rhineland-Palatinate,...

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