Chondrodite: Properties and Occurrences Chondrodite is a nesosilicate mineral with formula (Mg, Fe)5(SiO4)2(F, OH, O)2. It is the most common and most well-known member of the Humite Group of…
Conic Section Conic Section: Idea of conic sections as sections of the cone. Focus— Directrix definitions of a conic section, eccentricity, classification according to the value of…
Chloroxiphite: Properties and Occurrences Chloroxiphite is a rare olive green to pistacio green lead copper halide mineral with formula: Pb3CuO2Cl2(OH)2. It was first discovered in 1923 in the Mendip…
Chlorocalcite Chlorocalcite is a rare potassium calcium chloride evaporite mineral with formula: KCaCl3. It is found in active volcanic fumaroles. A rare white mineral found in…
Chlormayenite Chlormayenite (after Mayen, Germany), Ca12Al14O32[☐4Cl2], is a rare calcium aluminum oxide mineral of cubic symmetry. It was originally reported from Eifel volcanic complex (Germany) in…
Chloritoid: Properties and Occurrences Chloritoid is a silicate mineral of metamorphic origin. It is an iron-magnesium manganese alumino-silicate hydroxide with the formula: (Fe, Mg, Mn)2Al4Si2O10(OH)4. It is a silicate…
Chlorite: Properties and Occurrences The chlorites are a group of phyllosilicate minerals. It is a general name for several minerals that are difficult to distinguish by ordinary methods. The…
Chlorargyrite Chlorargyrite is the mineral form of silver chloride (AgCl). It forms isolated and fleetingly small but rich deposits of silver ore. It is relatively common…
Childrenite: Properties and Occurrences Childrenite is a rare hydrated phosphate mineral with elements iron, manganese, aluminum, phosphorus, oxygen, and hydrogen. It is a classic secondary mineral that was first…
Laws of Indices Laws of Indices: Indices are a useful way of more simply expressing large numbers. They also present us with many useful properties for manipulating them…
Chibaite: Properties and Occurrences Chibaite is a rare silicate mineral. It is a silica clathrate with formula SiO2·n(CH4, C2H6, C3H8,i-C4H10) (n = 3/17 (max)). It is a silica mineral…
Chesterite Chesterite [(Mg, Fe)17Si20O54(OH)6] is a rare silicate mineral that can be compared to amphiboles, micas, and jimthompsonite. It is a basic inosilicate of magnesium and…