pentagonal dodecahedral pyrite crystal
Pyrite chemical formula for FeS, is the most common representative of sulfide minerals, because the surface is often metallic luster and easy to oxidize "fool's gold" (Fool's Gold) misnomer. Pyrite is one of the most representative crystal forms, which belongs to the icosahedron family of cubic crystal system. It is composed of 12 pentagonal faces (each face is a regular pentagon), and the vertices connect 5 faces. The overall structure of the dodecahedron (similar to the simplified version of the "truncated icosahedron" of football).
Limonite-encapsulated plate-like barite crystals
The limonite-coated plate-like barite is a typical mineral assemblage under the action of epithermal or hydrothermal fluid, which combines the industrial value of barite with the oxidation characteristics of limonite.
Lavolite with color effect
Lazarite is a kind of mineral in the family of plagioclase (Plagioclase Feldspar). It is a series of similar substances with chemical composition of NaAlSiΑ O₂-CaAl₂ Si₂ O₂, mainly rich in sodium. Its name is derived from the Canadian Labrador region (Labrador), is a common mineral in igneous rocks (such as basalt, granite) and metamorphic rocks. Usually gray, black, green or brown, transparent to translucent. Glass luster, cleavage surface is pearl luster. The crystal system belongs to triclinic system with Mohs hardness of 6-6.5.
Pyrolusite with limonite inclusions
Pyrolusite (pyrolusite), the composition of manganese dioxide, is a common manganese mineral. Pyrolusite containing 63.19% manganese is an important manganese ore. Pyrolusite is very soft, its color is light gray to black, with a metallic luster. Pyrolusite is generally massive or kidney-like or earthy, sometimes with a radioactive fibrous morphology. Interestingly, some pyrolusite also exhibits a dendritic attachment to the rock surface, known as pseudoliths. Pyrolusite is other manganese ore into, in the swamps, lakes and other sediments can also form pyrolusite.
High Purity Peruvian Pyrite
This pyrite is known for its brass-colored luster and distinctive striated surface. Pyrite derives its name from the Greek word pyr, which means fire, because it produces sparks when it collides with other minerals or metals. This pyrite is usually in the shape of a cube, with a highly glossy surface, giving a mirror-like visual effect. Not only are they of great value in mineralogical research, they are also favored by collectors and mineral lovers for their beautiful appearance.
Ore-bearing fibrous calcite
Calcite is a calcium carbonate mineral, the most common natural calcium carbonate is it. Therefore, calcite is a widely distributed mineral. Calcite is a stable form of calcium carbonate under normal temperature and pressure, soft, white or gray or transparent, calcite crystal shape is varied, their aggregates can be a cluster of crystals, can also be granular, massive, fibrous, milky, earthy and so on. Knocking calcite can get a lot of square pieces, hence the name calcite.
banded aralite containing silicon carbide
Acid salt minerals. The composition is CaCO3. Also known as aragonite, and calcite into a homogeneous multi-like. The orthorhombic crystal system, the crystal is columnar or spear-shaped, common false hexagonal symmetry of the three-linked crystal. The aggregate is mostly shell-like, oolitic, bean-like, spherical, etc. Usually white, yellow-white. Glass luster, the fracture is grease luster. with incomplete plate cleavage. Shell-shaped fracture. Mohs hardness 3.5~4.5. Specific gravity 2.9~3.0. In the nature of the unstable arangite, often transformed into calcite. Silicon carbide is a semiconductor that occurs in nature in the form of the extremely rare mineral moissanite.
spinel crystal
Spinel (Spinel) is a beautiful and durable gem mineral, which usually occurs together with the marble parent rock (Marble matrix), forming a unique ore combination. The chemical composition of spinel is magnesium aluminum oxide (MgAl₂ Ogo), which has a variety of colors, from red, blue, green to colorless. Spinel crystals have a high degree of transparency and a bright color, usually in the shape of octahedra or rhombohedra.
silverite
Pyroxene ore is an ore containing metallic silver. The symbol of silver in the periodic table of chemical elements is Ag, and the atomic number is 47. It is a soft, white, shiny precious metal that occurs primarily in mineral form in nature, such as silver ore.
UV-irradiated ruby
Ruby (Ruby) is a gem-grade corundum mineral variant, the chemical composition of alumina (Al₂ O), its unique red is due to the crystal structure contains trace amounts of chromium. Ruby is a very hard and durable gemstone, with a hardness of on the Mohs scale, second only to diamonds. The color of ruby ranges from pink to deep red, and the intensity of the color depends on the amount of chromium in the crystal structure. Ruby usually exhibits a hexagonal crystal structure, and the crystal is usually prismatic with a flat base end face. Due to its beautiful color and high hardness, rubies are widely used in jewelry, such as rings, necklaces and bracelets.
Polished Amethyst
Polished amethyst is a popular gemstone specimen. Amethyst is a purple variety of quartz that ranges in color from light purple to dark purple and is determined primarily by the presence of iron and other trace elements. Quartz is a common mineral with the chemical composition of silicon dioxide (SiO₂), which is widely found in the earth's crust. Polished amethyst and quartz are often used in jewelry and ornaments because their luster and beautiful color make them very attractive.
Gurasada agate
Gurasada agate is a beautiful mineral specimen from the Gurasada region of Romania. Agate is a ribbon-shaped chalcedony (a subspecies of quartz), the strips of which can be parallel or concentric. This agate is usually embedded in diabase, a fine to medium-grained intrusive igneous rock that is usually dark gray to black in color. This polished agate specimen measures 9 x 8.5 x 8cm and has a chemical composition of silicon dioxide (SiO₂).
Peruvian cubic pyrite
Peruvian pyrite is mainly produced in Peru's famous Huanzala mine. This pyrite is known for its brass-colored luster and distinctive striated surface. Pyrite derives its name from the Greek word pyr, which means fire, because it produces sparks when it collides with other minerals or metals. This pyrite is usually in the shape of a cube, with a highly glossy surface, giving a mirror-like visual effect. Not only are they of great value in mineralogical research, they are also favored by collectors and mineral lovers for their beautiful appearance.
clinopyroxene
Pyroxene (pyroxene,augite) is a common single-chain silicate rock-forming mineral, which widely exists in igneous rocks and metamorphic rocks. The main framework is composed of silicon-oxygen molecular chains. The crystal structure is monoclinic or orthorhombic, and the main component is XY(Si,Al)2O6, where X represents calcium, sodium, magnesium and divalent iron, there are also some kinds of ions such as zinc, manganese and lithium. Y represents smaller ions such as chlorine, aluminum, trivalent iron, vanadium, scandium, etc.
Uranium bearing igneous rock
Sphalerite
There are various colors of sphalerite, including white, gray, yellow (yellow patterned stone), blue, green, pink, and brown, while the stripes are white. The zinc in the composition is sometimes replaced by iron or manganese, and occasionally by small amounts of magnesium, calcium, cadmium, copper, cobalt, or lead. Similar to most carbonate minerals, it dissolves in hydrochloric acid and produces bubbles. In the calcite group, sphalerite belongs to a type with high hardness and specific gravity. In nature, zinc containing minerals are mostly sphalerite, and the production of sphalerite is relatively much lower. In addition to extracting zinc, it can also be used as semi transparent green or green blue gemstone jewelry.
C ă limani sulfur
The large chunks of sulfur from the C ă limani open-pit mine in Romania are a mineral found in the C ă limani volcanic mountain range. This open-pit mine is located in Suceava County, Romania. It was once a large sulfur mine that began in 1969 and was closed from 1992 to 1995. The chemical formula of sulfur is S, and pure sulfur appears bright yellow. Pure sulfur is usually bright yellow, but its color may change due to impurities such as clay and selenium impurities, which can cause it to appear red, green, brown, or gray. The C ă limani open-pit mine is a volcanic sulfur deposit.
Celestite containing shiny pyrite
Lapis Lazuli with sparkling pyrite is a beautiful mineral combination mainly composed of lapis lazuli and pyrite. The chemical formula of lapis lazuli is (Na, Ca) ₈ (AlSiO ₄) ₆ (S, SO ₄, Cl) ₂, usually appearing dark blue, while pyrite is distributed in lapis lazuli with its golden yellow spots. lapis lazuli belongs to the equiaxed crystal system and usually exists in block form.
Blue crystal mineral under ultraviolet irradiation
Kyanite crystals on matrix are a common mineral combination commonly found in metamorphic rocks. Blue sapphire is an aluminosilicate mineral with unique blue or blue-green crystals, commonly used in gemstones and industrial applications. The chemical formula of kyanite is Al ₂ SiO ₅, with a color range from light blue to dark blue, sometimes appearing green or gray. The crystal is usually in the shape of long columns or blades, with obvious cleavage planes. Blue spar is usually formed in high-pressure and low-temperature metamorphic environments, commonly found in gneiss and schist.
Blue crystal
Kyanite crystals on matrix are a common mineral combination commonly found in metamorphic rocks. Blue sapphire is an aluminosilicate mineral with unique blue or blue-green crystals, commonly used in gemstones and industrial applications. The chemical formula of kyanite is Al ₂ SiO ₅, with a color range from light blue to dark blue, sometimes appearing green or gray. The crystal is usually in the shape of long columns or blades, with obvious cleavage planes. Blue spar is usually formed in high-pressure and low-temperature metamorphic environments, commonly found in gneiss and schist.
Techereu Jade
Jasper from Techereu is a mineral discovered in the Bal ș a area of Hunedoara County, Romania. Jade is an opaque rock that can appear in almost any color, depending on the mineral composition of the original sediment or volcanic ash. In the Techereu region, jadeite mainly exists in the conglomerates of the Cretaceous period, forming multicolored jadeite.
Cerussite
The composition of white lead ore is lead carbonate, which is sometimes partially replaced by silver or chromium. It belongs to the carbonate, aragonite group, and orthorhombic crystal system, and reacts with dilute acid to produce carbon dioxide bubbles, containing 77.6% Pb. The crystal is in the form of a plate-like or pseudo hexagonal bipyramidal shape, and it is common to run through twin crystals. Generally, it is a dense block like aggregate, bell like emulsion, or soil like structure. White or light yellow, brown, and other colors. Diamond luster. Hardness of 3-3.5, density of 6.4-6.6. Bubbling when encountering hydrochloric acid. It is a secondary mineral of galena that has been oxidized on the surface. Usually used together with galena to extract lead or prepare various lead compounds
Wurtzite
Wurtzite, also known as wurtzite, is a zinc and iron sulfide mineral with the chemical formula (Zn, Fe) S. It is a rare polymorphic form of sphalerite structure. The iron content changes by up to 8%. It is a homomorphic isomer of sphalerite. It appears in hydrothermal deposits associated with sphalerite, pyrite, chalcopyrite, barite, and pyrite, as well as in clay iron nodules at low temperatures.
Red ochre
Ochre is a collection of oolitic, bean shaped, and kidney shaped aggregates, often in irregular flat blocks. Ochre is an oxide mineral belonging to the corundum group hematite, mainly containing iron oxide (Fe2O3). It is a collection of oolitic, bean shaped, and kidney shaped aggregates, often in irregular flat blocks. Dark brownish red or gray black, with cherry red or reddish brown stripes, some with metallic luster. There are many circular protrusions on one side, commonly known as "nail heads"; There are dimples of the same size on the other side corresponding to the protrusion. Weight, hard texture, and a layered cross-section after crushing. The air is faint and the taste is light.
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