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cabalzarite

Geology; Minerals

Cabalzarite (Ca(Mg,Al,Fe 3+ ) 2 (AsO 4 ) 2 ·20(H 2 O,OH) is a mineral first found in an abandoned mine in Falotta, Graubünden, Switzerland and named for Walter Cabalzar, an ...

teruggite

Geology; Minerals

Teruggite is a mineral with the chemical formula Ca 4 MgAs 2 B 12 O 22 (OH) 12 ·12(H 2 O). It is colorless. Its crystals are monoclinic prismatic. It is transparent. It is not ...

tsumcorite

Geology; Minerals

Tsumcorite is a rare hydrated lead arsenate mineral that was discovered in 1971, and reported by Geier, Kautz and Muller. It was named after the TSUMeb CORporation mine at Tsumeb, ...

bromellite

Geology; Minerals

Bromellite, whose name derives from the Swedish chemist Magnus von Bromell (1670-1731), is a white oxide mineral, found in complex pegmatitic manganese-iron deposits, but is more ...

aeschynite-(Y)

Geology; Minerals

Aeschynite-(Y) (or Aeschinite-(Y), Aeschynite-(Yt), Blomstrandine, Priorite) is a rare earth mineral of yttrium, calcium, iron, thorium, titanium, niobium, oxygen, and hydrogen ...

carobbiite

Geology; Minerals

Carobbiite, chemical formula KF (potassium fluoride), is a rare, soft (Mohs 2 - 2.5), colorless cubic mineral. It is found at Monte Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Province of ...

susannite

Geology; Minerals

Susannite is a lead sulfate carbonate hydroxide mineral. It has the formula Pb 4 SO 4 (CO 3 ) 2 (OH) 2 . Susannite is the higher temperature phase of the two and forms above 80 °C ...