Brownleeite

Brownleeite

Brownleeite is a silicide mineral with chemical formula MnSi. It was discovered by researchers of the Johnson Space Center in Houston while analyzing the Pi…
Bromellite: Properties and Occurrences

Bromellite: Properties and Occurrences

Bromellite, whose name derives from the Swedish chemist Magnus von Bromell (1670–1731), is a white oxide mineral, found in complex pegmatitic manganese-iron deposits, but is…
Bromyrite or Bromargyrite

Bromyrite or Bromargyrite

Bromyrite or bromargyrite is a natural mineral form of silver bromide found mainly in Mexico and Chile. Hardness is 1.5 to 2. Related are chlorargyrite…
Brochantite: Properties and Occurrences

Brochantite: Properties and Occurrences

Brochantite is a sulfate mineral, one of a number of cupric sulfates. Its chemical formula is Cu4SO4(OH)6. It is formed from the oxidation of copper…
Silicate Perovskite

Silicate Perovskite

Silicate perovskite (or bridgmanite) is (Mg, Fe)SiO3 and CaSiO3 (calcium silicate) when arranged in a perovskite structure. Silicate perovskites are mainly found in the lower…
Briartite

Briartite

Briartite is an opaque iron-grey metallic sulfide mineral, Cu2(Zn, Fe)GeS4 with traces of Ga and Sn, found inclusions in other germanium-gallium-bearing sulfides. It is a…
Brianyoungite

Brianyoungite

Brianyoungite is a secondary zinc carbonate mineral. It was named after Brian Young (born- 1947), a field geologist and mineralogist associated with the British Geological…
Brianite: Properties and Occurrences

Brianite: Properties and Occurrences

Brianite is a phosphate mineral with the chemical formula Na2CaMg(PO4)2. It is a phosphate mineral that was first identified in an iron meteorite. This mineral…
Eliminate Theta between the Equations

Eliminate Theta between the Equations

Eliminate Theta between the Equations “Eliminate theta from two or more equations” means that the two or more equations are combined logically into one equation…
Brezinaite

Brezinaite

Brezinaite, discovered in 1969, is a rare mineral composed of chromium and sulfur. It was named in honor of Aristides Brezina (1848–1909), a past Director…
Brewsterite: Properties and Occurrences

Brewsterite: Properties and Occurrences

Brewsterite is the name of a series of tectosilicate minerals of the zeolite group. Prior to 1997, brewsterite was recognized as a mineral species, but…
Breithauptite

Breithauptite

Breithauptite is a nickel antimonide mineral with the simple formula NiSb. It is a copper-colored usually arborescent mineral NiSb consisting of nickel antimonide It was…
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