Asbestos Minerals

Asbestos Minerals

Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral substance that can be pulled into a fluffy consistency. It is a set of six naturally occurring silicate minerals,…
Aquamarine

Aquamarine

Aquamarine is a blue or cyan variety of beryl. It occurs at most localities which yield ordinary beryl. The gem-gravel placer deposits of Sri Lanka…
Anyolite Minerals

Anyolite Minerals

Although anyolite is advertised as a variety of the mineral zoisite from Kenya and the Arusha Region of Tanzania, anyolite is actually a metamorphic rock…
Antozonite

Antozonite

Antozonite (historically known as Stinkspat, Stinkfluss, Stinkstein, Stinkspar and fetid fluorite) is a radioactive fluorite variety first found in Wölsendorf, Bavaria, in 1841, and named…
Glass Capacitor Construction

Glass Capacitor Construction

Glass capacitors are used where the ultimate performance is required for RF circuits. Glass dielectric capacitors offer very high levels of performance, although their cost…
Grunerite Minerals

Grunerite Minerals

Grunerite is a mineral of the amphibole group of minerals with formula Fe7Si8O22(OH)2. It is the iron endmember of the grunerite-cummingtonite series. It is not…
Systems of Measuring Angles

Systems of Measuring Angles

The word ‘Trigonometry’ has been derived from Greek words ‘trigon’ meaning three angles and ‘metron’ which means measurement. The angles mπ/n (with m, n integers)…
Ammolite: Properties and Occurrence

Ammolite: Properties and Occurrence

Ammolite is a beautiful organic stone that’s formed from Aragonites inside the fossilized shells of Ammonites. It is made of the fossilized shells of ammonites,…
Measure of Angles in Trigonometry

Measure of Angles in Trigonometry

The word ‘Trigonometry’ has been derived from Greek words ‘trigon’ meaning three angles and ‘metron’ which means measurement. The angles mπ/n (with m, n integers)…
Amethyst: Properties and Occurrence

Amethyst: Properties and Occurrence

Amethyst is a violet variety of quartz often used in jewelry. It is a purple variety of quartz (SiO2) and owes its violet color to…
Amazonite: Properties and Occurrence

Amazonite: Properties and Occurrence

Amazonite (sometimes called “Amazon stone”) is a green variety of microcline feldspar. Is translucent to opaque feldspar gemstone with a pretty green color. It is…
Alums: Properties and Uses

Alums: Properties and Uses

The alums are a class of chemical compounds. Alums are double sulfate salts, with the general formula AM(SO4)2·12H2O, where A is a monovalent cation such…
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