Tremolite: Properties and Occurrence Tremolite is a member of the amphibole group of silicate minerals with composition: Ca2(Mg5)Si8O22(OH)2. It is one of the few amphiboles that has not been…
Ferrogedrite: Properties and Occurrence Ferrogedrite is an amphibole mineral with the complex chemical formula of Fe22+(Fe32+Al2) (Si6 Al2)O22(OH)2. It is sodium and calcium poor, making it part of the…
Multiplying Feet and Inches Multiplying Feet and Inches Using basic math, you can convert inches to square feet. The principle is similar to converting feet to square feet, except…
Holmquistite Holmquistite is a lithium magnesium aluminum inosilicate mineral with chemical formula: Li2(Mg, Fe2+)3Al2Si8O22(OH)2. It is consisting of an alkali and a silicate of iron, magnesium,…
Powers of Multiplication or Exponents Powers of Multiplication or Exponents We know how to calculate the expression 5 x 5. This expression can be written in a shorter way using…
Anthophyllite Anthophyllite is quite a rare stone that belongs to the Amphibole group. It is an amphibole mineral: Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2, magnesium iron inosilicate hydroxide. It’s a magnesium…
Amphiboles Amphiboles are found principally in metamorphic and igneous rocks. It is the name of an important group of generally dark-colored, inosilicate minerals, forming prism or…
Multiplying Fractions Multiplying Fractions To multiply fractions, first, we simplify the fractions if they are not in lowest terms. Then we multiply the numerators of the fractions…
Amicite: Structure and Properties Amicite has a general formula of K2Na2Al4Si4O16·5(H2O). It is a monoclinic-sphenoidal zeolite mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and sodium. The name is in…
Amesite Amesite is a mineral with the general formula of Mg2Al2SiO5(OH)4. It is an apple-green chlorite mineral occurring in foliated hexagonal plates Amesite crystallizes in the…
Ameghinite Ameghinite, formula- Na[H4B3O7] or NaB3O3(OH)4, is a mineral found in Argentina. It is a soft mineral with a Mohs hardness of 2-3. Ameghinite has a…
Relation between Arithmetic Means and Geometric Means The arithmetic mean, also called the average or average value, is the quantity obtained by summing two or more numbers or variables and then dividing…