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  • 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,...
  • Francisite - Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution
    Article - 24 Jan 2013
    Francisite is an orthorhombic-dipyramidal light green mineral containing selenium, oxygen, copper, chlorine and bismuth. It was named in honor of Glyn Francis, Quality Control Officer at the Iron...
  • Tancoite - Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution
    Article - 11 Jan 2013
    Tancoite was first discovered in the Tanco Mine (pegmatite), Bernic Lake, Manitoba, Canada. It was named after its discovery locality.
  • Derbylite - Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution
    Article - 10 Jan 2013
    Derbylite is a pitch-black or dark brown color mineral having a monoclinic system. It was named after an American geologist, Orville Adelbert Derby, former director of the Brazilian geological survey.
  • Sarkinite - Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution
    Article - 10 Jan 2013
    Sarkinite is a dimorph of eveite and a member of Wagnerite group. It was named from a Greek word for made of flesh signifying its red color and greasy luster. The mineral was first observed as...
  • Fluorite - Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution
    Article - 9 Jan 2013
    Fluorite is a halide mineral composed of calcium fluoride. It has an isometric system with a cubic habit. The mineral derived its name from the Latin word fluere, which means ‘to flow’.

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