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Zussmanite – Occurrence, Properties and Distribution

Article - 23 May 2013

Zussmanite was discovered in the year 1964 in the Laytonville Quarry located in the Coastal Range of California, USA. This mineral is named after Jack Zussman, who is a professor at the University of...

Diaboleite - Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution

Article - 21 May 2013

Diaboleite is a blue-colored mineral first discovered in 1923 from the Higher Pitts, Mendip Hills, Somersetshire, England. It was named after the Greek word dia which means difference, and the mineral...

Reyerite – Occurrence, Properties and Distribution

Article - 3 May 2013

Reyerite is named after Edouard Reyer, an Austrian geologist. It has a crystalline structure similar to minehillite. Glimer Zeolith is another name for reyerite.

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...

Theophrastite – Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution

Article - 18 Apr 2013

Theophrastite is a trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral emerald green mineral containing nickel, hydrogen, and oxygen. This mineral was named after the first Greek mineralogist Theophrastus.

Triplite - Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution

Article - 28 Mar 2013

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

Tephroite - Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution

Article - 28 Mar 2013

Tephroite is a non-metallic silicate mineral that was first described in 1823 from Franklin and Sparta, New Jersey, USA. It is a member of olivine group of minerals. The mineral named after the Greek...

Robertsite - Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution

Article - 27 Mar 2013

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...

Otavite - Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution

Article - 27 Mar 2013

Otavite is a rare cadmium carbonate mineral first described in 1906 from the Tsumeb district near Otavi, Nambia. It is a member of calcite group. The mineral was named after its place of discovery.

Mountainite - Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution

Article - 11 Mar 2013

Mountainite is a transparent to translucent material named after Edgar Donald Mountain, Professor of Geology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa.