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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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magnesioferrite
Geology; Minerals
Magnesioferrite is a magnesium iron oxide mineral, a member of the magnetite series of spinels. Magnesioferrite crystallizes as black metallic octahedral crystals. It is named after its chemical ...
pararealgar
Geology; Minerals
Pararealgar is an arsenic sulfide mineral with the chemical formula As 4 S 4 also represented as AsS. It forms gradually from realgar under exposure to light. Its name derives from the fact that its ...
tienshanite
Geology; Minerals
Tienshanite, named for the Tian Shan Range in Mongolia, is a rare borosilicate mineral, though rock-forming in some parts of its original locality at the Dara-i-Pioz Glacier in Tajikistan. Its ...
lithiophilite
Geology; Minerals
Lithiophilite is a mineral containing the element lithium. It is lithium manganese(II) phosphate with formula: LiMnPO 4 . It occurs in pegmatites often associated with triphylite, the iron end member ...
