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Magnetite

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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 a magnet. It is the most magnetic natural occuring minerals in the World. Small grains of magnetite occur in almost all igneous and metamorphic rocks. […]

Anatase

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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, meaning that it shares the same chemical composition with rutile but has a different crystal structure. Anatase is named after the Greek word “anatasis,” which […]

Cinnabar (Mercury)

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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 red to reddish-brown color, which is often associated with its historical use as a pigment for creating red pigments, including vermilion. Cinnabar (Almaden, Ciudad Real, […]

Chalcopyrite

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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 copper ores and is widely distributed in various geological environments. It is often found in association with other sulfide minerals. Color: Chalcopyrite typically has a […]

Nosean

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Nosean, otherwise called Noselite, is a mineral of the feldspathoid type in tectosilicate with formula: Na8Al6Si6O24 (SO4). H2O. It frames isometric precious stones of variable shading: white, dim, blue, green, to dark colored. It has a Mohs hardness of 5.5 to 6 and a particular gravity of 2.3 to 2.4. It is fluorescent. It is […]

Rosasite

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Rosasite is a secondary mineral that typically forms in oxidized zones of copper-zinc ore deposits. It is chemically composed of copper zinc carbonate hydroxide, with the formula CuZnCO3(OH)2CuZnCO3​(OH)2​. This mineral is recognized for its attractive blue-green color and spherical, botryoidal, or fibrous crystal habit. Rosasite is closely related to malachite, aurichalcite, and azurite, sharing similar […]

Rhodochrosite

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Rhodochrosite is a carbonate mineral with formula: MnCO3.  It has a classic rose-pink color, but specimens can also be brown or gray. It forms dogtooth or rhombohedral crystals like calcite, but it may also occur in stalactitic, granular, nodular, botryoidal, and massive habits. Rhodochrosite is found in hydrothermal ore veins with sphalerite, galena, fluorite, and […]