1 Minerals With Insane Names
- Author: acsh.org
- Published Date: 10/15/2021
- Review: 4.86 (912 vote)
- Summary: · This particular mineral was named after its discoverer rather than its location. In 1888 a metallurgist with the rather unfortunate name Allan
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2 How Do Minerals & Rocks Get Their Names? – Geology Page
- Author: geologypage.com
- Published Date: 05/24/2022
- Review: 4.7 (595 vote)
- Summary: · How Do Minerals & Rocks Get Their Names? What’s in a Mineral Name? Origin of Names for Rocks and Minerals , Name Origins, The Rock and
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3 Minerals by AZ – e-Rocks
- Author: e-rocks.com
- Published Date: 04/26/2022
- Review: 4.49 (560 vote)
- Summary: This list contains both valid mineral names, colloquialisms and other catalogue entries that relate to items listed here on e-Rocks. Please use our Mineral
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4 Interior Releases 2018’s Final List of Critical Minerals – USGS.gov
- Author: usgs.gov
- Published Date: 01/03/2022
- Review: 4.36 (363 vote)
- Summary: · The list includes aluminum—used in almost all sectors of the economy; the platinum group metals—used for catalytic agents; rare-earth elements—
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5 Alphabetical list of minerals in this website
- Author: theedkins.co.uk
- Published Date: 08/03/2022
- Review: 4.06 (575 vote)
- Summary: Alphabetical list of minerals in this website ; C, Calcite, Garnet Carbuncle, Cornelian Carnelian, Cassiterite ; C · Chalk, Flint Chert, Andalusite Chiastolite
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6 Translating Names of Minerals to Gemstones and Back – ThoughtCo
- Author: thoughtco.com
- Published Date: 12/07/2021
- Review: 3.94 (223 vote)
- Summary: · Gemstones to Minerals ; Mandarin Garnet, Spessartine ; Moonstone, Orthoclase, Plagioclase, Albite, Microcline Feldspars ; Morganite, Beryl ; Morion
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7 Minerals – Comprehensive guide to Rocks and Minerals
- Author: minerals.net
- Published Date: 04/17/2022
- Review: 3.77 (217 vote)
- Summary: All Minerals · A · acanthite · actinolite · adamite · aegirine · afghanite · agate · alabandite
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8 Minerals for Kids | Earth Sciences Museum – University of Waterloo
- Author: uwaterloo.ca
- Published Date: 11/06/2021
- Review: 3.51 (509 vote)
- Summary: Click on a Mineral name to learn more about it!
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9 Minerals, Precious Metals and Gems – Geological Survey Ireland
- Author: gsi.ie
- Published Date: 08/27/2021
- Review: 3.22 (215 vote)
- Summary: Quartz [image left] (silica) is the most abundant mineral on earth. It is the name for a large family of rocks including the jaspers, agates, onyxes and
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10 Rocks and Minerals | Indiana Geological & Water Survey
- Author: igws.indiana.edu
- Published Date: 06/19/2022
- Review: 3.1 (325 vote)
- Summary: About 200 minerals make up the bulk of most rocks. The feldspar mineral family is the most abundant. Quartz, calcite, and clay minerals are also common. Some
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11 76 Interesting Names Of Minerals You Need To Know – Kidadl
- Author: kidadl.com
- Published Date: 03/13/2022
- Review: 2.92 (172 vote)
- Summary: · Some popular minerals are fluorite, spodumene, calcite, nickel, iron, opal, gold, labradorite, magnetite, cordierite, amethyst, and spinel. Here
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12 List L – Minerals | American Geosciences Institute
- Author: americangeosciences.org
- Published Date: 01/08/2022
- Review: 2.83 (172 vote)
- Summary: The hierarchical list of minerals shows the chemical classification used for the non-silicates (Hey’s Mineral Index) and the structural classification
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13 Five minerals with super strange names – 911 Metallurgist
- Author: 911metallurgist.com
- Published Date: 11/26/2021
- Review: 2.59 (190 vote)
- Summary: · Five minerals with super strange names · 1. Goosecreekite · 2. Moolooite · 3. Fukalite · 4. Cummingtonite · 5. Dickite
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14 Mineral Properties, Photos, Uses and Descriptions – Geology.com
- Author: geology.com
- Published Date: 10/14/2021
- Review: 2.66 (137 vote)
- Summary: What Are Minerals? ; Mineral Menu ; Andalusite · Anhydrite · Apatite · Arsenopyrite · Augite · Azurite · Barite · Bauxite · Benitoite · Beryl · Biotite · Bornite
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15 A to Z Listing of Minerals – Mineralogy Database
- Author: webmineral.com
- Published Date: 09/05/2021
- Review: 2.59 (133 vote)
- Summary: Alphabetical Listing of Mineral Species. These alphabetical listings include synonyms of accepted mineral names, pronunciation of that name, name origins, and
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16 Nine ridiculously named minerals and rocks – Australian Mining
- Author: australianmining.com.au
- Published Date: 09/18/2021
- Review: 2.44 (68 vote)
- Summary: · Latest News · 9. Taconite. No, it’s not the greatest day of the week. · 8. Carnallite. Despite its presumptuous name, this evaporate mineral is
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17 How Do Minerals Get Their Names?
- Author: carnegiemnh.org
- Published Date: 12/16/2021
- Review: 2.33 (160 vote)
- Summary: · One of these properties is color. For example, Malachite probably comes from the Greek word malakee or malache, used to describe the green
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18 Final List of Critical Minerals 2018 – Federal Register
- Author: federalregister.gov
- Published Date: 08/09/2022
- Review: 2.23 (121 vote)
- Summary: · The comments included 147 requests to add a total of 13 minerals to the list, with seven minerals (copper, silver, nickel, gold zinc, molybdenum
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19 New Mineral Names: High-Pressure and Precious Minerals
- Author: pubs.geoscienceworld.org
- Published Date: 01/06/2022
- Review: 2.08 (160 vote)
- Summary: · Here we investigate the newly discovered high-pressure minerals and highly precious minerals: davemaoite, kaitianite, elgoresyite, oberthüite,
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20 For the Love of Mineral Names | Rock & Gem Magazine
- Author: rockngem.com
- Published Date: 07/10/2022
- Review: 1.93 (60 vote)
- Summary: · For the Love of Mineral Names · By Mark Maller Illinois · Amazonite is named after the Amazon River, allegedly has healing properties. · Microcline
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21 Mineral Names – Mindat.org
- Author: mindat.org
- Published Date: 03/24/2022
- Review: 1.86 (156 vote)
- Summary: Alphabetical Index of Minerals ; A: Abellaite to Azurite ; B: Babánekite to Byzantievite ; C: Cabalzarite to Czochralskiite ; D: Dachiardite-Ca to Dzierżanowskite
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22 Minerals by Name (complete list)
- Author: galleries.com
- Published Date: 09/09/2021
- Review: 1.69 (165 vote)
- Summary: ACANTHITE (Silver Sulfide) ; ACTINOLITE (Calcium Magnesium Iron Silicate Hydroxide) ; ADAMITE (Zinc Arsenate Hydroxide) ; AEGIRINE (Sodium Iron Silicate)
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