Science

Reverse Osmosis is how you can get small particles out of the water, even in solution, by forcing it through a filter (a membrane). It…

The mineral marcasite sometimes called “white iron pyrite”, is iron sulfide (FeS2) with an orthorhombic crystal structure. It is a yellow to silvery-yellow iron sulfide…

Definition – Anhydrite, or anhydrous calcium sulfate, is an evaporite mineral with the chemical formula CaSO4, that occurs in extensive layered deposits in sedimentary basins…

Biomass is a basic term in ecology, and in the energy production industry. In ecology, it refers to the cumulation of living matter. Organic waste…

Osmosis is the movement of water or other solvents through a plasma membrane from a region of low solute concentration to a region of high…

Definition – Scapolite (Gr. σκάπος, rod, and λίθος, stone) any of a group of feldspathoid minerals found in calcium-rich metamorphic rocks, particularly marble, gneiss, granulite,…

Tissues form part of an organ in plants or animals. They are groups of cells that have a similar structure and act together to perform…

Anaerobic digestion is the way microorganisms break down organic matter without oxygen. It is a well-established technology for stabilization and conversion of various organic wastes…

Definition – Rose Quartz, translucent, usually turbid, very coarse-grained variety of the silica mineral quartz found in pegmatites. It is the name used for pink…

Organic matter is a matter that has come from a recently living organism. Organic materials are composed solely of organic compounds. They are any type…

Definition – Smoky Quartz is a color-variety of crystalline quartz. It is a grey, translucent variety of quartz that ranges in clarity from almost complete…

Acetone, or propanone, is an organic compound with the chemical formula (CH3)2CO. It consists of three carbon atoms, six hydrogen atoms, and one oxygen atom.…