Augite: Properties and Occurrence

Augite: Properties and Occurrence

Augite is a common rock-forming pyroxene mineral with formula (Ca, Na) (Mg, Fe, Al, Ti) (Si, Al)2O6. It is a rock-forming mineral that commonly occurs…
Augelite: Properties and Occurrence

Augelite: Properties and Occurrence

Augelite is an aluminum phosphate mineral with formula: Al2(PO4)(OH). It is a rare mineral that forms as a result of hydrogen metamorphism of phosphate rocks…
Silver Mica Capacitors

Silver Mica Capacitors

Silver mica capacitors have been widely used as high-performance capacitors over the years. Mica is a group of natural minerals. Silver mica capacitors are capacitors…
Aubertite

Aubertite

Aubertite is a mineral with the chemical formula CuAl(SO4)2Cl·14H2O. It is named after the French geophysicist J. Aubert, who was the first to collect samples…
Antilogarithm

Antilogarithm

In mathematics, logarithms were developed for making complicated calculations simple. In mathematics, the logarithm is the inverse operation to exponentiation, just as division is the…
Atheneite: Properties and Occurrence

Atheneite: Properties and Occurrence

Atheneite is a rare palladium, mercury arsenide mineral with formula (Pd, Hg)3As associated with palladium-gold deposits. It is not radioactive. It was named after the…
Athabascaite: Properties and Occurrence

Athabascaite: Properties and Occurrence

Athabascaite is a member of the copper selenide minerals and forms with other copper selenides. It was first discovered by S. Kaiman in 1949 while…
Atacamite: Properties and Occurrence

Atacamite: Properties and Occurrence

Atacamite is a copper halide mineral: a copper(II) chloride hydroxide with formula Cu2Cl(OH)3. It is an unusual and attractive halide mineral. It is polymorphous with…
Polyester Capacitors

Polyester Capacitors

Polyester capacitors also are known as Mylar or PET capacitors are used as leaded capacitors in many applications.  They are used mainly in their leaded…
Astrophyllite: Properties and Occurrence

Astrophyllite: Properties and Occurrence

Astrophyllite [Formula: (K, Na)3(Fe++, Mn)7Ti2Si8O24(O, OH)7] is a very rare, brown to golden-yellow hydrous potassium iron titanium silicate mineral. It is a unique and rare…
Polycarbonate Capacitor

Polycarbonate Capacitor

The polycarbonate capacitor has been available for many years. The polycarbonate dielectric material is very stable having a high tolerance and can operate at a…
Asisite: Properties and Occurrence

Asisite: Properties and Occurrence

Asisite (Formula- Pb7SiO8Cl2) is a yellow tetragonal mineral. It is a very rare lead oxyhalide found only at the Kombat mine. Asisite was named after…
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