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 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 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 (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 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 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 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 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 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 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 (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 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…