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Riebeckite:
- An amphibole group mineral
- Forms in some volcanic rocks and schists
- Blue asbestos (crocidolite) is fibrous riebeckite
- Named after Emil Riebeck (1853-1885), mineralogist and explorer #minerals #MineralMonday
November 10, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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Alunite:
- A sulphate mineral
- A source of aluminium and potassium
- Forms when acid solutions alter potassium-rich volcanic rocks
- Its name comes from the Latin word "alunit" (alum) #minerals
November 9, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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Phenakite:
- A silicate mineral
- Forms in pegmatite veins and mica-schists
- Sometimes used as a gemstone
- Its name comes from the Greek word "φέναξ/phénax" (deceiver) because it looks like quartz #minerals
November 8, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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Benstonite:
- A carbonate mineral containing barium
- Fluoresces red under UV and x-rays
- Forms in baryte deposits and in some carbonatites
- Named after Orlando J. Benston (1901-1966) an American ore metallurgist who collected the first specimens #minerals
November 7, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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Pyrolusite:
- Mineral form of manganese dioxide
- A very common manganese mineral
- An important manganese ore
- Used as a pigment in ancient cave paintings
- Forms in oxidised manganese-bearing hydrothermal deposits #minerals
November 6, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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aura's giving jayde a paw with painting their clawbs~
#catte.art
November 5, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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In Super Mario Bros. Wonder, the Floating High Jump badge is called "Luigi" internally. This means the playable Luigi has to have a different name - "PlayerLuigi". Whenever Luigi wears the badge, it is actually PlayerLuigi wearing Luigi.
November 5, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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Ruby:
- The red/pink variety of corundum
- Its colour is caused by chromium
- Heat treatment can improve its colour
- 9 on the Mohs hardness scale
- Its name comes from the Latin word "ruber" (red) #minerals
November 5, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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Diopside:
- Pyroxene mineral
- Forms in ultramafic igneous rocks, xenoliths & metamorphic rocks
- Can turn into chrysotile when hydrothermally altered
- Name comes from the Greek "dis" (twice) & "òpsè" (face) because its vertical prism can be orientated in two ways #minerals
November 4, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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Hummerite:
- A potassium magnesium vanadate mineral
- Forms via the leaching of vanadium oxide ores
- Named after its type locality Hummer Mine in Paradox Valley, Colorado, USA #minerals #MineralMonday
November 3, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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Leadhillite:
- A carbonate mineral
- Has a high density since it contains lead (~2.5 times more dense than quartz)
- Can be yellow, blue or green
- Forms in the oxidised zone of lead deposits
- Named after Leadhills in Scotland, its type locality #minerals #MineralMonday
November 3, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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Sylvanite:
- A telluride mineral
- Contains gold and silver
- Forms in hydrothermal vein deposits
- Named after sylvanium, the obsolete name for the element tellurium. Its name is also partially derived from Transylvania, where it was discovered #minerals #MineralMonday
November 3, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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Leafcutter bee snoozing on a narrow leaf sunflower approaching dusk today.🐝 🌻 #bees #nature #flower #pollinator #bugsky #insects
November 3, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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I’m so straight
November 1, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Hematite:
- Very common iron oxide mineral
- Its red powder is used as a pigment
- Forms in a variety of volcanic, sedimentary & metamorphic environments
- Its name comes from the Greek words "αιματίτις λίθος/aematitis lithos" (blood stone) because of its red colour #minerals
October 31, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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Glauconite:
- A mica group mineral
- Forms in marine environments
- Turns yellow when oxidised
- The "green earth" pigment is made from glauconite
- Its name comes from the Greek word "γλαυκός/glaukos" (blue-green) because of its colour #minerals
October 30, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Ouagh I remembered about my quartzzzz my smoky quarttzzzzz ooooghhhhh i love my quartz
#minerals :)
October 29, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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Smoky Quartz:
- A grey to black variety of quartz
- Its colour is due to a combination of Al3+ replacing Si in the crystal lattice and gamma irradiation
- Its colour fades when exposed to UV light and heat
- Forms in igneous rocks #minerals
October 29, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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Kaolinite:
- A clay mineral
- Forms via the weathering of aluminium silicate (e.g. feldspar in granite)
- Used in the production of paper, ceramics, toothpaste, cosmetics...
- Named after its type locality Gaoling, China #minerals
October 28, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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Arthurite:
- An arsenate mineral
- Forms in the oxidation zone of copper deposits or via the alteration of arsenopyrite and enargite
- Named after Arthur Kingsbury (1906-1968) & Arthur Russell (1878-1964), two British mineral collectors/mineralogists #minerals #MineralMonday
October 27, 2025 at 10:47 AM
the fuckinnngg ground is moving omg can you believe it,, of all the planets we live on the one where the grounds fucking movess ohhh my goooooodddddddddd
October 27, 2025 at 1:12 AM