Birnessite: Properties and Occurrences
Birnessite (Na0.3Ca0.1K0.1)(Mn4+, Mn3+)2O4·1.5 H2O is an oxide mineral of manganese along with calcium, potassium, and sodium. The mineral was first described in 1956 from the…
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Biotite: Properties and Occurrences
Biotite is a common phyllosilicate mineral within the mica group, with the approximate chemical formula K(Mg, Fe)3AlSi3O10(F, OH)2. The name “biotite” is used in the…
Supercapacitor Technology Basics
A supercapacitor is a specialized form of the capacitor with an exceedingly high level of capacitance. They are electrochemical capacitors that have an unusually high…
Billwiseite: Properties and Occurrences
Billwiseite is a very rare oxide mineral found at the pegmatite commonly referred to as “Stak Nala” located within a few hundred yards from the…
Billietite
Billietite is an uncommon mineral of Uranium that contains Barium. It has the chemical formula: Ba(UO2)6O4(OH)6•8H2O. Billietite is named after Valere Louis Billiet (1903–1944), Belgian…
Bílinite
Bílinite, formula- [Fe2+ Fe23+(SO4)·22H2O] is an iron sulfate mineral. It is a product of the oxidation of pyrite in water. It is an acidic mineral…
Biehlite
Biehlite is an exceptionally rare mineral, an antimony arsenic-bearing molybdate with formula [(Sb, As)O]2MoO4. It is a rare secondary mineral from an oxidized zone in…
Bicchulite: Properties and Occurrences
Bicchulite has an ideal chemical formula of 2CaO •Al2O3•SiO2•H2O, which was formularized from the hydrothermal synthesis of synthetic gehlenite (2CaO •Al2O3•SiO2). Also, it was sighted…
Beudandite: Properties and Occurrences
Beudandite is a secondary mineral occurring in the oxidized zones of polymetallic deposits. It is a lead, iron, arsenate, sulfate with endmember formula: PbFe3(OH)6SO4AsO4. is…
Beryllonite
Beryllonite is a rare sodium beryllium phosphate mineral with formula NaBePO4. It is a rare mineral that occurs as a secondary mineral in granitic and…
Beryl: Properties and Occurrence
Beryl is a mineral composed of beryllium aluminum cyclosilicate with the chemical formula Be3Al2(SiO3)6. It was named after the Greek word beryllos. The original significance…
Bertrandite: Occurrence and Propereties
Bertrandite is a beryllium sorosilicate hydroxide mineral with composition: Be4Si2O7(OH)2. It is a beryllium sorosilicate hydroxide that often occurs as a replacement of beryl. It…
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