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  • Lamprophyre - Mining Fundamentals
    Article - 10 Mar 2014
    Lamprophyre is a group of ultrapotassic igneous rocks which consist of phenocrysts of mica, particularly biotite or phlogopite and amphibole such as pargasite or hornblende.
  • Tinaksite - Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution
    Article - 28 Mar 2013
    Tinaksite was first discovered in 1965 from Murun alkalic massif, near Olekminsk, Yakutia, Russia. It was named after the presence of titanium, sodium, potassium and silicon in its composition.
  • Andesine – Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution
    Article - 12 Dec 2012
    Andesine, a member of the plagioclase feldspar solid solution group, was first discovered in 1841 for an occurrence in Marmato, the Marmato mine, Colombia, Chocó Department and Cauca.
  • Migmatite - Occurence, Properties and Distribution
    Article - 24 Mar 2014
    Migmatite is a rock composed of both igneous and metamorphic rocks. The rock derived its name from a Greek word which means “mixed rock”. It was first discovered by Jakob Johannes Sederholm in 1907.
  • Producing Ceramics from Mining Waste
    Article - 18 Oct 2019
    This article discusses the production of ceramics using mining waste by utilizing it as an alternative raw material with the potential to develop diversification among products and cut costs.
  • How Minerals in the Soil Affect Agriculture?
    Article - 8 Oct 2019
    Plants need nutrients and minerals to thrive. These chemical elements are essential for their growth, metabolic functioning, and completion of their life cycle.
  • How Are Minerals Identified Using Optical Microscopy?
    Article - 7 Aug 2019
    The optical microscope is a fundamental analytical tool used by geologists to identify minerals in a rock sample.
  • What are the Characteristics and Properties of Quartz?
    Article - 10 Jul 2019
    Quartz is a silicate mineral—composed of silicon and oxygen—that is in abundance within the Earth’s crust. What are the characteristics and properties of quartz?
  • The Best Methods to Determine Mineral Characteristics
    Article - 14 Nov 2019
    There are many analytical methods to characterize different samples. Minerals are composed of many different elements, and some minerals have different classes based on their differing compositions.
  • Sri Lanka: Mining, Minerals and Fuel Resources
    Article - 6 Nov 2012
    Sri Lanka is an island nation located to the south of India in the Indian Ocean. The total area of the country is 65,610 km2, and it has a population of 21,481,334 as of July 2011. The country’s...

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