List of articles in "Chemical Substance" category - Page 1032

Greenockite is a rare cadmium mineral that consists of cadmium sulfide CdS in crystalline form. Greenockite crystallizes in the hexagonal system. It occurs as massive encrustations and as six-sided pyramidal […]

Sphalerite ((ZnFe)S) is a mineral that is the chief ore of zinc. It consists largely of zinc sulfide in crystalline form but almost always contains variable iron. When iron content […]

Cantharidin a type of terpenoid is a chemical compound secreted by many species of blister beetle and most notably by the Spanish fly Lytta vesicatoria. The false blister beetles cardinal […]

Ethane (/ˈɛθeɪn/ or /ˈiːθeɪn/) is a chemical compound with chemical formula C2H6. At standard temperature and pressure ethane is a colorless odorless gas. Ethane is isolated on an industrial scale […]

Magnesium oxide (MgO) or magnesia is a white hygroscopic solid mineral that occurs naturally as periclase and is a source of magnesium (see also oxide). It has an empirical formula […]

The chemical compound potassium chloride (KCl) is a metal halide salt composed of potassium and chlorine. In its pure state it is odorless and has a white or colorless vitreous […]

Bytownite is a calcium rich member of the plagioclase solid solution series of feldspar minerals. It is usually defined as having %An between 70 and 90. Like others of the […]

Labradorite ((Ca Na)(Al Si)4O8) a feldspar mineral is an intermediate to calcic member of the plagioclase series. It is usually defined as having %An (anorthite) between 50 and 70. The […]

Chalcopyrite (/ˌkælkɵˈpaɪraɪt/ KAL-ko-PY-ryt) is a copper iron sulfide mineral that crystallizes in the tetragonal system. It has the chemical composition CuFeS2. It has a brassy to golden yellow color and […]

Arsenopyrite is an iron arsenic sulfide (FeAsS). It is a hard (Mohs 5.5-6) metallic opaque steel grey to silver white mineral with a relatively high specific gravity of 6.1. When […]