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  • Aegirine – Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution
    Article - 18 Jul 2013
    Aegirine was named after Aegir, the Scandinavian sea-god in the Norse mythology by by a vicar and mineralogist H.M.T. Esmark, who found the mineral at Laven, Langesundsfjorden in 1834. This mineral...
  • 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.
  • Cordierite - Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution
    Article - 1 Feb 2013
    Cordierite is a magnesium iron aluminium cyclosilicate mineral discovered in 1813. It was named after Pierre Louis A. Cordier, a French mining engineer and geologist who first described it.
  • 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.
  • Oligoclase - Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution
    Article - 12 Dec 2012
    Oligoclase, a rock-forming mineral is a member of the plagioclase feldspars. It has intermediate characteristics between an albite and anorthite. The mineral was named by August Breithaupt in 1826...
  • 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...
  • Cuba: Mining, Minerals and Fuel Resources
    Article - 5 Nov 2012
    Cuba is Caribbean island country located between the North Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.
  • Iran: Mining, Minerals and Fuel Resources
    Article - 19 Oct 2012
    Iran, formerly known as Persia, is a part of the Middle East countries bordering the Persian Gulf, the Caspian Sea, and the Gulf of Oman. It lies between Pakistan and Iraq.
  • Eritrea: Mining, Minerals and Fuel Resources
    Article - 18 Oct 2012
    Eritrea, with a total population of 6,086,495 as of July 2012, is located in Eastern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Djibouti and Sudan. The country mostly has climatic conditions spreading...
  • Penalty Elements in Iron Ore Analysis with XRF
    Article - 24 Sep 2012
    Waste elements other than iron (Fe) in iron ore dilute the overall grade of the ore and incur a smelter penalty. The ore beneficiation process at a mine is designed to remove as much waste and penalty...

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