The world’s largest Amethyst geode
Name: The Empress of Uruguay Tall: 3.27 Meters Weigh: 2.5 Tonne Named The Empress of Uruguay, this is the largest Amethyst Geode i...Read More
Showing posts with label Minerals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Minerals. Show all posts
20 Things You Didn’t Know About Crystals
1- It’s all about the rhythm: Crystals are repeating, three-dimensional arrangements of atoms, ions, or molecules. 2- Almost any s...Read More
Diamonds Could One Day Replace GPS
Lab-grown red diamonds with an atomic defect could one day replace GPS systems thanks to their remarkable sensitivity to magnetic waves, sc...Read More
Muscovite: Muscovite Mineral Information And Data
Chemical Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Locality: Common world wide. Name Origin: From Muscovy glass, alluding to the Russian provinc...Read More
Orthoclase: Orthoclase Mineral Information And Data
Chemical Formula: KAlSi3O8 Locality: Common world wide occurrences. Name Origin: From the Greek orthos – “right” and kalo -” I c...Read More
Poudretteite: Poudretteite Mineral Information And Data
Chemical Formula: KNa2B3Si12O30 Locality: From Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada. Name Origin: Named for the Poudrette family, op...Read More
Paramelaconite: Paramelaconite Mineral Information And Data.
Chemical Formula: Cu2Cu2O3 Locality: Copper Queen mine, Bisbee, Arizona, USA. Name Origin: Named from the Greek for near and melac...Read More
Largest Pink Diamond in Australia “Argyle Pink Jubilee”
An Australian mining company says it has found a 12.76 -carat pink diamond, the largest rough pink diamond found in the country. The r...Read More
What is Andalusite? What is Chiastolite?
Andalusite and Chiastolite What is Andalusite? Andalusite is a rock-forming mineral that is mined for use in high-temperature refrac...Read More
THUNDEREGG: Rocks, Fossils & Minerals
A Thunder Egg “Thunderegg” is a nodule-like rock, similar to a filled geode, that is formed within rhyolitic volcanic ash layers. Thunder...Read More
Platinum: The mineral native Platinum information and pictures
Chemical Formula: Pt Locality: Most notably from the Urals, Russia and Brazil. Name Origin: Spanish, platina = “silver.” ...Read More
Diamond Mineral Information And Data
Chemical Formula: C Locality: Kimberly, republic of South Africa. India. Brazil. Ural Mountains, Russia. Murfreesboro, Arkansas, USA. ...Read More
Pyrophyllite Mineral Data
Chemical Formula: Al2(Si4O10)(OH)2 Locality: Tres Cerritos, California, USA; Pyschminsk and Beresovsk, Ural Mountains, Russia. Name Or...Read More
GOLD: Gold Mineral Information And Data
Chemical Formula : Au Locality : Sierra Nevada Mountains, Nome, Alaska and many other places in the world. Name Origin : Anglo Saxon, ...Read More
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