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Minerals
Naturally occurring substance that is solid and stable at room temperature, representable by a chemical formula, usually abiogenic, and has an ordered atomic structure. It is different from a rock, which can be an aggregate of minerals or non-minerals, and does not have a specific chemical composition. The general definition of a mineral encompasses the following criteria: 1 - Naturally occurring 2 - Stable at room temperature 3 - Represented by a chemical formula 4 - Usually abiogenic 5 - Ordered atomic arrangement
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haggertyite
Geology; Minerals
Haggertyite is a rare barium, iron, magnesium, titanate mineral: Ba(Fe 2+ 6 Ti 5 Mg)O 19 first described in 1996 from the Crater of Diamonds State Park near Murfreesboro in Pike County, Arkansas. ...
clinoclase
Geology; Minerals
Clinoclase is a hydrous copper arsenate mineral, Cu 3 AsO 4 (OH) 3 . Clinoclase is a rare secondary copper mineral and forms acicular crystals in the fractured weathered zone above copper sulfide ...
abernathyite
Geology; Minerals
Abernathyite is a mineral with formula K(UO 2 )(AsO 4 )·3H 2 O. The mineral is named after Jesse Evrett Abernathy (1913-1963) who first noted it in 1953 in the U.S. State of Utah. It was described as ...
cyanotrichite
Geology; Minerals
Cyanotrichite is a copper aluminium sulfate mineral with formula Cu 4 Al 2 ((OH) 12