Geographic MineralsGeorgbarsanovite Georgbarsanovite is a very rare mineral of the eudialyte group, formerly known under the unaccepted name as barsanovite, with formula Na12(Mn, Sr, REE)3Ca6Fe32+Zr3NbSi(Si3O9)2(Si9O27)2O4Cl2•H2O. The original…
MathematicAngle between a Straight Line and a Plane Angle between a Straight Line and a Plane: In mathematics, the term “line” actually refers to the “straight line”. It is a one-dimensional figure that…
Geographic MineralsFerrokentbrooksite Ferrokentbrooksite is a moderately rare mineral of the eudialyte group, with formula Na15Ca6(Fe,Mn)3Zr3NbSi(Si3O9)2(Si9O27)2O(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,F,OH)2. It is a trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, chlorine, fluorine, hafnium,…
Geographic MineralsFengchengite Fengchengite is a rare mineral of the eudialyte group with the formula Na12[]3(Ca, Sr)6Fe33+Zr3Si(Si24O73)(H2O, OH)3(OH, Cl)2. The formula is simplified as it does not show…
Geographic MineralsFeklichevite Feklichevite is a rare mineral of the eudialyte group with the formula Na11Ca9(Fe3+, Fe2+)2Zr3NbSi(Si3O9)2 (Si9O27)2. It is a trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal mineral containing calcium, cerium, chlorine,…
MathematicOrthogonal Projection Orthogonal Projection: A projection of a figure by parallel rays. In such a projection, tangencies are preserved. Parallel lines project to parallel lines. The ratio…
Geographic MineralsDualite: Properties and Occurrences Dualite is a very rare and complex mineral of the eudialyte group, its complexity being expressed in its formula: Na30(Ca, Na, Ce, Sr)12(Na, Mn, Fe,…
Geographic MineralsDavinciite: Properties and Occurrence Davinciite is a very rare mineral of the eudialyte group, with the simplified formula Na12K3Ca6Fe32+Zr3(Si2O73OH)Cl2. The formula given does not show the presence of cyclic…
MathematicAngle between Two Skew Lines Angle between Two Skew Lines Skew Lines mean two or more lines which have no intersections but are not parallel, also called agonic lines. Since…
Geographic MineralsCarbokentbrooksite Carbokentbrooksite is a very rare mineral of the eudialyte group, with formula (Na,[])12(Na, Ce)3Ca6Mn3Zr3NbSiO(Si9O27)2(Si3O9)2(OH)3(CO3).H2O. It is a trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal yellow mineral containing calcium, carbon, cerium,…
Geographic MineralsAqualite: Properties and Occurrences Aqualite is a very rare mineral of the eudialyte group, with formula (H3O)8(Na, K, Sr)5Ca6Zr3SiSi(Si24O66)(OH)9 Cl. The formula given does not show the presence of…
Geographic MineralsAndrianovite Andrianovite is a very rare mineral of the eudialyte group, with formula Na12(K, Sr, Ce)6Ca6(Mn, Fe)3Zr3NbSi(Si3O9)2(Si9O27)2O(O, H2O, OH)5. It was named after Valerii Ivanovich Andrianov,…