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347 of #365Minerals 🧪⚒️ Cassiterite: - A tin oxide mineral - Forms in pegmatites and hydrothermal veins - An important tin ore - Its name comes from the Greek word "κασσίτερος/kassiteros" (tin) #minerals

346 of #365Minerals 🧪⚒️ Babingtonite: - A silicate mineral - Forms in volcanic rock cavities - The state mineral of Massachusetts, USA - Named after Dr. William Babington (1756-1833), an Irish physician and founding member of the Geological Society of London #minerals

345 of #365Minerals 🧪⚒️ Spherocobaltite: - A cobalt carbonate mineral - Forms in cobalt bearing hydrothermal deposits - Its name comes from the Greek word "sphaira" (sphere) and cobalt because of its shape and composition #minerals

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344 of #365Minerals 🧪⚒️ Hydroxylapatite: - A phosphate mineral - A major component of bones and teeth - Forms in some talc schists - Its name comes from "hydro" because it contains hydroxyl and the Greek word "ἀπατάω/apatao" (to deceive) since it's often confused with other #minerals

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342 of #365Minerals 🧪⚒️ Kröhnkite: - A hydrated copper sulphate mineral - Forms in the oxidised zone of copper deposits, usually in arid environments - Named after Johann Berthold Christian Kröhnke (1832-1915), a German chemist who first analysed the it #minerals #MineralMonday

341 of #365Minerals 🧪⚒️ Morenosite: - A hydrated nickel sulphate mineral - Forms in the oxidised zone of nickel-bearing hydrothermal mineral deposits - Named after Señor Antonio Moreno Ruiz (1796-1852) a Spanish pharmacist and chemist #minerals

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340 of #365Minerals 🧪⚒️ Alunogen: - A hydrated sulphate mineral - Forms via the reaction of sulphates from decomposing sulphide minerals and aluminium-bearing minerals in shales and slates - Its name comes from the Latin word "alum" and the Greek word "γεννώ/genno" (to create) #mineral

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339 of #365Minerals 🧪⚒️ Chamosite: - An iron-rich member of the chlorite group - Forms in metamorphosed iron deposits - Named after the type locality Chamoson in Valais, Switzerland #minerals

338 of #365Minerals 🧪⚒️ Hibonite: - Calcium aluminium oxide mineral - Sometimes contains cerium - 7.5-8 on the Mohs hardness scale (similar hardness to topaz) - Found in some high-grade metamorphic rocks - Named after Paul Hibon, a French prospector who discovered it in 1953 in Madagascar #minerals

337 of #365Minerals 🧪⚒️ Chalcosiderite: - A rare phosphate mineral - Forms in the oxidised zone of some hydrothermal deposits - Its name comes from the Greek words "χαλκος/chalkos" (copper) and "σίδηρος/sideros" (iron) because of its composition #minerals

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336 of #365Minerals 🧪⚒️ Melanophlogite: - A silicate mineral with the same composition as quartz - Often forms with calcite & sulphur - Forms as a low temperature mineral in sulphur deposits - Its name comes from the Greek words for "black" & "to be burned" because it blackens when heated #minerals

335 of #365Minerals 🧪⚒️ Bismuth: - Native element mineral - Lab grown bismuth is often hoppered (crystals form a hollow pyramidal shape because the edges of the crystals grow faster than the centre) - Forms in hydrothermal veins containing cobalt, nickel, silver and tin ores #minerals #MineralMonda

334 of #365Minerals 🧪⚒️ Spinel: - An oxide mineral - Forms via metamorphism - Can be various colours due to impurities - Its name comes from the Latin word "spinella" (little thorn) because of its pointy octahedral shape #minerals

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333 of #365Minerals 🧪⚒️ Anorthoclase: - A potassium-rich variety of albite - Forms in sodium-rich volcanic rocks - Its name comes from the Greek words for oblique and fracture, because of its cleavage angle #minerals

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332 of #365Minerals 🧪⚒️ Glaucophane: - An amphibole group mineral - Forms in the blueschist metamorphic facies (low temperature, high pressure) - Its name comes from the Greek words "γλαυκός/glaukos" (sky blue) and "φαίνεσθαι/phainestai" (to appear) because of its colour #minerals

331 of #365Minerals 🧪⚒️ Andalusite: - An aluminosilicate mineral - A polymorph of kyanite and sillimanite - A common low grade metamorphic mineral - Used in the production of high temperature ceramics - Named after Andalusia in Spain #minerals

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330 of #365Minerals 🧪⚒️ Phlogopite: - A mica group mineral - Forms in igneous rocks and via contact metamorphism - Its name comes from the Greek word "φλογωποζ/phlogopos" (resembling fire) because of its reddish tint #minerals

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329 of #365Minerals 🧪⚒️ Anorthite: - A calcium-rich plagioclase feldspar - Forms in mafic igneous rocks - Found on the Moon and and in comets such as Comet 81P/Wild - Its name comes from the Greek words "αν oρθός/an orthós" (not a right angle) because its crystals have an oblique form #minerals

328 of #365Minerals 🧪⚒️ Graphite: - Composed of carbon - Same composition as diamond but a different structure - Forms in metamorphic/igneous rocks & meteorites - Used in electrical conductors, lubricants, pencils - Its name comes from the Greek "γράφειν/graphein" (to write) #minerals #MineralMonday

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327 of #365Minerals 🧪⚒️ Topaz: - Silicate mineral - Pure topaz = yellow, brown, blue - Impurities & treatments cause other colours - Blue topaz is the Texas state mineral - Forms in pegmatites, quartz veins & granite - Named after Topazios Island (now called Zabargad Island) in the Red Sea #minerals

326 of #365Minerals 🧪⚒️ Periclase: - A magnesium oxide mineral - Forms via high temperature contact metamorphism - Used in the production of fire bricks - Its name comes from the Greek word "περικλάω/perikláo" (to break around) because of its cleavage #minerals

325 of #365Minerals 🧪⚒️ Barytocalcite: - A barium calcium carbonate mineral - Forms when hydrothermal fluids react with limestone - Its type locality is Blagill Mine in Cumbria, England - Named for its chemical composition #minerals

324 of #365Minerals 🧪⚒️ Nepheline: - A feldspathoid mineral - Forms in volcanic rocks with low silica content - Its name comes from the Greek word "νεφέλη/nephélē" (cloud) because it turns cloudy when exposed to strong acid #minerals

323 of #365Minerals 🧪⚒️ Oligoclase: - A plagioclase feldspar mineral - Sometimes classed as a variety of albite - An important component of igneous rocks - Its name comes from the Greek words "όλίγος/oligos" (little) and "κλάσις/klasis" (fracture) because of its cleavage #minerals

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322 of #365Minerals 🧪⚒️ Albite: - A plagioclase feldspar mineral - Forms in felsic igneous rocks - First discovered in 1815 in Finnbo, Falun, Sweden - Its name comes from the Latin word "albus" (white) because of its colour #minerals

321 of #365Minerals 🧪⚒️ Biotite: - A mica group mineral - Forms in igneous and metamorphic rocks - Can be used to date rocks - Named after Jean-Baptiste Biot (1774-1862), a physicist who studied the optical properties of mica #minerals #MineralMonday

320 of #365Minerals 🧪⚒️ Tremolite: - An amphibole group mineral - The fibrous form is classed as asbestos - Forms via the metamorphism of quartz and dolomite rich sediments - Named after Tremola Valley in Tessin, Switzerland #minerals

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