Questions tagged [minerals]
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What California crystal/mineral is this? Is there a name for this type of crystal formation [closed]
I have a number of pieces of this very thin, flat, rock with olive green crystal in it (for lack of a more educated example) peanut brittle like structure. It's very light weight. None of the pieces ...
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Space Symmetry Groups: Wyckoff notation, diagram and positions
In the subject: "Introduction to Chemical Geology", I have given the spatial symmetry groups.
At present, I know the different symmetry operators: rotation axes, center of symmetry (or inversion), ...
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What type of rock is this [closed]
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What kind of red rock is this?
I don’t know much about were I live, I am from ny and only moved here a few years ago. I found it in Smithfield nc we’re I love with my dad and kids now.. I wish I had more information. Yes the rock ...
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Pinkish rock with red 'veins'
I found this rock in Smithfield NC. It does scratch glass. A butter knife didn’t scratch it. When you hold it to a light it has an orange glow. It didn’t leave anything on porcelain.
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Chloride ions for the salty seawater
Where does the chloride ions that are required for the salty taste of sea water come from ?
I know that it is the weathering caused by the slightly acidic (due to dissolution of CO2 with water) rain ...
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what type of rock is this? blue/green and brown [closed]
I found this rock while up in the mountains and I have no idea what type of rock it is.
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Can someone help ID this rock [closed]
Found today in a creek in Indiana, has a geode look and the broken edge shows red opaque facades.
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Can anyone help me identify this type of translucent green mineral? [closed]
This is the photo of the rock. I found it in the mountains in yemen, near rocks where a well was dug out. Its translucent green and It doesn't feel that heavy. I think it's some type of quartz.
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Rock Identification: clear, hues of yellow/orange. Washington State
I purchased this rock at an estate sale along with some rose quartz. The sellers had no information on it. My husband was able to break it today with a hammer, but I have no idea what the material is. ...
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What's the difference between cleavage and fracture?
I see both terms refereing to fractures on crystals or minerals, so I wonder if they could be considered synonymous.
If no, what's the difference between both terms?
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Please help identify Rock Found In US - North Carolina - Slate Belt [closed]
The markings on ruler are in cm
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Why do allophane soils behave as gels?
It is notoriously difficult to determine the texture of soil containing allophane and immogolite. According to the literature this is because the clay fraction "behaves as a gel", i.e. it's not ...
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An oblique-square-prism crystal?
Does any mineral crystallize in the shape of an oblique square prism? If so, what crystal system (monoclinic, cubic, hexagonal, etc.) would such a mineral fall under?
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Can someone please help me identify my rock?
Hey guys! My name is Brent and I found this rock over 20 years ago while swimming with my siblings in Lake Huron near Kincardine, Ontario. I actually found it under water at one of our favourite ...
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How are minerals classified?
What exactly is done to classify minerals in Earth Sciences such as Geology? How can it be known if one mineral is the same as another if they should be visually different?
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How salty can snow/sleet be?
Can enough salt particulates be in the air to create salty snow or ice that is undrinkable?
Will ice form in sub zero temperatures through condensation in salty air?
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Mineral/rock identification [closed]
I found this rock in the Himalayan region in India. It was on the roadside of a hill that we were trekking.
It has a silver lustre. It has a hardness of 5.5(I can scratch it with a knife blade).it has ...
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What is cluster situation with respect to sand mining?
Guideline on handling cluster issues : The original Environmental Impact Assessment ( EIA ) notification does not provide for the procedure to handle cluster situation, which has been proposed in ...
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Preservation of clay items
I have a general question which may sound naive: archeologists eg in Ancient Greece take a lot of information from preserved pottery they found. What physical attributes of ceramic items made of clay ...
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What type of ore is this? [on hold]
I have found this metal somewhere in a semi-desert area in Ethiopia. The place has no mountains and has no human contact yet. It is magnetic and has some rust on the top which can be removed using ...
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Where to start searching to find more radioactive minerals?
I'm pretty new to all this...
I've recently purchased a Geiger counter, and am hoping to locate rocks like pitchblende and other radioactive minerals for my collection.
I'm based in the North West ...
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I need help with these geode like rocks [closed]
I found these rocks in my pasture and was excited because I thought I had found some geodes. The rocks were in a sandy bank and looked like eggs sticking out of the bank. I am located in Ness County ...
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I found this strange spherical stone in Gillette Wyoming. I have no idea what it is. Please help.
These are recent pictures of it. It’s heavy, I see small minerals that catch the light in it, very bumpy, spherical, doesn’t seem to be magnetic, I was falling down a deep trench and kicked it up at ...
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Is this Mutton Fat Jade? [on hold]
Found this near the Shannon River close to Carrick on Shannon Irelandenter image description here
Could this be Mutton Fat Nephrite Jade?
Thank you
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What is this stratefied limestone sphere?
What is this stone from the alps of provence?
It's two spheres, one of them is made of at least 25 layers.
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heavy, brown, rock with crystals, please help identify
please help identify this rock. it is heavier than most. dark brown color. picture is shown with streak test. found in Philadelphia pa. at home demolition site. crystals seem to be different type and ...
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How does palingenetic fusion occur in rock?
As far as charnockites are concerned, granitic charnockites are formed due to palingenetic fusion and metasomatism, while granulitic charnockites are formed due to high grade metamorphism.
When I ...
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Mineral identification; black & metallic
During a recent trip to the Portuguese island of Madeira, I found a couple of interesting rocks on a beach. Both the rocks pictured in this question contain the same black mineral. I first guessed ...
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Help me figure out what this purple rock is
I found this in the ground at a job site in blue springs mo . Its purple with darker purple lines through it like growth marks on a tree. It is about the size of a large loaf of bread 7 inches across ...
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Unidentified mineral found in France
(I am not a native english speaker, so I'm not really aware of the specific terminology.)
A few years back, I found an unidentified rock on a beach in Normandie (France). It looks and feels (texture-...
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Identify this transparent brown rock [closed]
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The rocks are pretty small they are dark brown and comoleyelybsee through.
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Please help me identify this stone (Look like some kind of quartz, but I'm not sure.)
My young sister found this stone on a street and she asked me what type it is. And I really don't know.
It was found in Western Ukraine, in North Galicia. But it may be that it was brought here from ...
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Identifying rocks, minerals
I am sorry to bother you.. before passing away, my grandfather gave me a special box that contained all types of beautiful, colorful rocks and minerals. I am having a hard time identifying them! Could ...
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Please help me with the identification of this rock
What is it? It has what looks like white glitter its ugly dark brown and some orange heavy..
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What is the type of stone/mineral in this necklace please? [closed]
I would like to sell this necklace but can't remember its original description and the online store where I got it no longer carries it so I can't look it up that way. Blue Chalcedony comes to mind, ...
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Can someone help me to identify this rock/mineral? [on hold]
This is a small piece of a bigger chunk (about 9kgs). Someone told me it might be meteorite since its heavy for its size and has shiny particles. Others told me it might me an iron ore (magnetite). ...
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What could this dark brown stone with a white streak found in Romania be? [closed]
We found this in Romania, far away from water basins.
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Melting point of minerals
Looking at this website, I can see the melting point of the following minerals: http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/Geophys/meltrock.html
Apparently at a temperature of 1200 °C, all the ...
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Why is streak different from color?
Many minerals have a streak that's surprisingly different from it's outward color. Why is this? What causes the optical properties to change if the mineral is powdered?
Thanks!
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Help! Can anyone identify this deep blue rock, quartz, crystal thing from Washington?
I was like 10 waiting for my dad to get off work. He was a surveyor and brought this blue rock thing with him for me when he got off. He said they were surveying and his friend took a pickax to a rock ...
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What are the cubic formations found inside Larimar gemstones?
I recently noticed what appears to be common cubic formations just beneath the surface of Pectolite (Larimar) gemstones. They quite resemble transparent sugar sprinkles. Each formation isn't perfectly ...
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Difference between pyrite oxidation and dissolution
I've seen papers use oxidation and dissolution of pyrite. Are these two processes the same? I was always under the impression that pyrite does not dissolve easily. What is the difference between ...
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What is this complex reddish-brown stone with lighter spots found at a NZ beach?
I found this small stone on a beach on the east cost of the North Island in New Zealand. It's red/brown and has almost gray spots, but also has lots of white crystals coming out of it. It has a dull ...
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Help me identify these New Zealand rocks
I found these 2 at the beach on the east coast of the North Island in New Zealand.
The white one is beautiful, it sparkles and glimmers and even the brown/pink veins through it sparkle, but it's ...
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Pyrite oxidation
How much pyrite has to be oxidized to produce a sulfate concentration of 15 mM?
If the solution initially has a pH of 8, roughly what would the pH drop to if there is no buffering of acidity?
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Is this quartz crystal or something else?
I found this stone on the way. It looks as same as in the attached photo. Some say it's quartz crystal and some say it's something else. Can anyone help me out?
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Saturation Index clarification
I have a problem with my project and I was hoping I would find some clarification.
I did some modeling with phreeqc to calculate saturation indices and found that calcite was saturated in an ...
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Sulfate salts of magnesium and sodium
What concentrations of magnesium, sodium and sulfate are needed to precipitate solid MgSO4 and Na2SO4 (let's say evaporation is occurring in a system) I'm assuming probably really high because they ...
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What kind of stone is on this photo
Does anybody know what kind of stone this is?
Thanks alot in advance
Wolfgang Adamec
