Perlite
Perlite is a naturally occurring volcanic glass that has been used in various industrial and horticultural applications. It is a unique mineral formed when obsidian, a type of volcanic rock, […]
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Pyromorphite
Pyromorphite is a secondary lead mineral that forms in the oxidation zones of lead ore deposits. It is classified as a member of the apatite group of phosphates and has […]
Aragonite
Aragonite crystals. Aragonite is a variant of calcium carbonate, along with the mineral calcite. This sample, found in Morocco, is 4 centimetres long. crystals of Aragonite mineral stone isolated on […]
Cacoxenite
Cacoxenite is a mineral that is primarily composed of iron, aluminum, phosphate, and hydroxide ions. It is a relatively rare mineral and is often found as an accessory mineral in […]
Ilmenite
Ilmenite an outstanding tabular group of large parallel-growth crystals Ilmenite-magnetite by James St. John (Flickr.com) Ilmenite, otherwise called manaccanite, is a titanium-iron oxide mineral with formula: FeTiO3. It is a […]
Goethite
Goethite is a common iron oxide mineral that has a chemical formula of FeO(OH). It is often referred to as “limonite” although that term is used more broadly to describe […]
Borax
Borax, also known as sodium borate or sodium tetraborate, is a naturally occurring mineral that has been used for various purposes throughout history. It is composed of boron, sodium, oxygen, […]
Magnetite
Magnetite is rock mineral and one of the most important iron ore minerals with chemical formula is iron(II,III) oxide, Fe2+Fe3+2O4 .It also as the name magnetic minerals to attracted to […]
Anatase
Anatase is one of the three primary mineral forms of titanium dioxide (TiO2), the other two being rutile and brookite. It is a tetragonal mineral and a polymorph of TiO2, […]
Cinnabar (Mercury)
Cinnabar is a naturally occurring mercury sulfide mineral with the chemical formula HgS. It is one of the most common and well-known sources of mercury. Cinnabar typically exhibits a striking […]
Eosphorite
Eosphorite is a mineral belonging to the group of phosphates. It typically forms in pegmatite veins, which are coarse-grained igneous rocks found in association with granite. Eosphorite is known for […]
Chalcopyrite
Chalcopyrite is a mineral and ore of copper. Its chemical composition is CuFeS2, meaning it contains copper (Cu), iron (Fe), and sulfur (S). Chalcopyrite is one of the most important […]