Ferrokentbrooksite

Ferrokentbrooksite

Ferrokentbrooksite is a moderately rare mineral of the eudialyte group, with formula Na15Ca6(Fe,Mn)3Zr3NbSi(Si3O9)2(Si9O27)2O(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,F,OH)2. It is a trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, chlorine, fluorine, hafnium,…
Fengchengite

Fengchengite

Fengchengite is a rare mineral of the eudialyte group with the formula Na12[]3(Ca, Sr)6Fe33+Zr3Si(Si24O73)(H2O, OH)3(OH, Cl)2. The formula is simplified as it does not show…
Feklichevite

Feklichevite

Feklichevite is a rare mineral of the eudialyte group with the formula Na11Ca9(Fe3+, Fe2+)2Zr3NbSi(Si3O9)2  (Si9O27)2. It is a trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal mineral containing calcium, cerium, chlorine,…
Orthogonal Projection

Orthogonal Projection

Orthogonal Projection: A projection of a figure by parallel rays. In such a projection, tangencies are preserved. Parallel lines project to parallel lines. The ratio…
Dualite: Properties and Occurrences

Dualite: Properties and Occurrences

Dualite is a very rare and complex mineral of the eudialyte group, its complexity being expressed in its formula: Na30(Ca, Na, Ce, Sr)12(Na, Mn, Fe,…
Davinciite: Properties and Occurrence

Davinciite: Properties and Occurrence

Davinciite is a very rare mineral of the eudialyte group, with the simplified formula Na12K3Ca6Fe32+Zr3(Si2O73OH)Cl2. The formula given does not show the presence of cyclic…
Angle between Two Skew Lines

Angle between Two Skew Lines

Angle between Two Skew Lines Skew Lines mean two or more lines which have no intersections but are not parallel, also called agonic lines. Since…
Carbokentbrooksite

Carbokentbrooksite

Carbokentbrooksite is a very rare mineral of the eudialyte group, with formula (Na,[])12(Na, Ce)3Ca6Mn3Zr3NbSiO(Si9O27)2(Si3O9)2(OH)3(CO3).H2O. It is a trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal yellow mineral containing calcium, carbon, cerium,…
Aqualite: Properties and Occurrences

Aqualite: Properties and Occurrences

Aqualite is a very rare mineral of the eudialyte group, with formula (H3O)8(Na, K, Sr)5Ca6Zr3SiSi(Si24O66)(OH)9 Cl. The formula given does not show the presence of…
Andrianovite

Andrianovite

Andrianovite is a very rare mineral of the eudialyte group, with formula Na12(K, Sr, Ce)6Ca6(Mn, Fe)3Zr3NbSi(Si3O9)2(Si9O27)2O(O, H2O, OH)5. It was named after Valerii Ivanovich Andrianov,…
A Surface is Called Curved Surface when it is not Plane Surface – Explanation

A Surface is Called Curved Surface when it is not Plane Surface – Explanation

A curved surface is considered a large set of points. Every point in the curve has two neighbors excluding the endpoints. Plane Surface is a flat…
Eudialyte: Properties and Occurrences

Eudialyte: Properties and Occurrences

Eudialyte, whose name derives from the Greek phrase ‘eu dialytos’, meaning “well decomposable”, is a somewhat rare, nine-member ring cyclosilicate mineral, which forms in alkaline…
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