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Of or pertaining to the process or business of extracting materials, such as ore or minerals, from the earth's crust.
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taranakite
Geology; Minerals
Taranakite is a hydrated alkali iron-aluminium phosphate mineral with chemical formula (K,Na) 3 (Al,Fe 3+ ) 5 (PO 4 ) 2 (HPO 4 ) 6 ·18H 2 O. It forms from the reaction of clay ...
pyromorphite
Geology; Minerals
Pyromorphite is a mineral species composed of lead chlorophosphate: Pb 5 (PO 4 ) 3 Cl, sometimes occurring in sufficient abundance to be mined as an ore of lead. Crystals are ...
hsianghualite
Geology; Minerals
Hsianghualite is a tectosilicate (framework silicate) of lithium, calcium and beryllium, with fluorine, a member of the zeolite group. It was discovered in 1958 and named for the ...
cleusonite
Geology; Minerals
Cleusonite is a member of the crichtonite group of minerals with a chemical formula of (Pb,Sr)(U 4+ ,U 6+ )(Fe 2+ ,Zn)(Ti,Fe 2+ ,Fe 3+ ) 18 (O,OH) 38 . This group of minerals ...
amblygonite
Geology; Minerals
Amblygonite is a fluorophosphate mineral, (Li,Na)AlPO 4 (F,OH), composed of lithium, sodium, aluminium, phosphate, fluoride and hydroxide. The mineral occurs in pegmatite deposits ...
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