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The scientific study of the origin, history, and physical features of the earth.

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stannite

Geology; Minerals

Stannite is a mineral, a sulfide of copper, iron, and tin. The chemical formula Cu 2 FeSnS 4 . Zinc commonly occurs with the iron and trace germanium may be present. Stannite is ...

normandite

Geology; Minerals

Normandite is a brittle orange brown sorosilicate mineral discovered in 1997 by Charles Normand (born 1963), of Montreal. Normandite occurs in Khibiny Massif, Kola, Russia; in ...

creedite

Geology; Minerals

Creedite is a calcium aluminium sulfate fluoro hydroxide mineral with formula: Ca 3 Al 2 SO 4 (F,OH) 10 ·2(H 2 O). Creedite forms colorless to white to purple monoclinic prismatic ...

vanadium(III) oxide

Geology; Minerals

Vanadium(III) oxide is the inorganic compound with the formula V 2 O 3 . It is a black solid prepared by reduction of V 2 O 5 with hydrogen or carbon monoxide. It is a basic ...

sinkankasite

Geology; Minerals

Sinkankasite, mineral formula: H 2MnAl(PO 4) 2(OH)·6H 2O, was named after John Sinkankas (1915-2002), noted author and mineral collector, Scripps Institute of Oceanography. It is ...

collinsite

Geology; Minerals

Collinsite is a mineral with formula Ca 2 (Mg,Fe 2+ )(PO 4 ) 2 ·2H 2 O. It was discovered in British Columbia, Canada, and formally described in 1927. It was named in honor of ...

panethite

Geology; Minerals

Panethite (Na,Ca) 2 (Mg,Fe) 2 (PO 4 ) 2 is a rare phosphate mineral that was only found in one meteorite on Earth. It was originally found in the Dayton meteorite in Ohio. It is ...