List of articles in "Chemical Substance" category - Page 260

Kainosite is a silicate mineral that has the formula of Ca2(YCe) SiO4O12(CO3)•(H2O). Kainosite was first discovered in Norway on the island of Hitterø and was named by Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld […]

Fluoborite has a chemical formula of Mg3(BO3)(FOH)3. Its name comes from its main chemical components FLUOrine and BORon. It was first described in 1926.Fluoborite’s crystal system is hexagonal meaning it […]

Simpsonite has a general formula of Al4(TaNb)3O13(OH). It occurs as euhedral to subhedral tabular to short and prismatic crystals commonly in subparallel groups. Under the petrographic microscope it has a […]

Samuelsonite is a complex mineral that is found near North Groton Grafton County New Hampshire USA. Additionally it is most commonly found as a secondary mineral in granite pegmatite. Samuelsonite […]

Laplandite has a general formula of Na4CeTiPO4Si7O18•5H2O and is found primarily in igneous rocks. This silicate mineral has been found as inclusions in pegmatites primarily in the Kola Peninsula in […]

Sincosite is a green mineral discovered in 1922. It is named for Sincos Daniel Alcides Carrión Province Peru where it was first discovered.

Studenitsite is a rare borate mineral with chemical formula of NaCa2[B9O14(OH)4]·2H2O. Studenitsite has a vitreous luster a Mohs hardness of 6 and color of light-dirty yellow. It is a monoclinic […]

Salzburgite has a general empirical formula of Pb2Cu2Bi7S12 and an orthorhombic crystal structure. This mineral is very similar to paarite in that they both have nearly the same empirical formulas. […]

Pinalite is a rare lead tungstate–chloride mineral with formula: Pb3WO5Cl2. Pinalite crystallizes in the orthorhombic crystal system. The orthorhombic system is described as having three crystallographic axes of unequal lengths […]

Sweetite has a general formula of Zn(OH)2. The name is given after a curator of mineral department of The British Museum Jessie May Sweet (1901-1979). It occurs in an oxidized […]