Geographic MineralsFluoborite Fluoborite has a chemical formula of Mg3(BO3)(F, OH)3. Fluoborite having a hexagonal crystal system was first described in 1926 from the Huerta del Vinagre mine,…
Geographic MineralsFluellite: Properties and Occurrence Fluellite is a mineral with the chemical formula Al2(PO4)F2(OH)•7H2O. It is a mineral consisting of aluminum fluoride in colorless or white crystals. It is an…
MathematicAltitude of a Triangle Altitude of a Triangle In geometry, an altitude of a triangle is a line segment through a vertex and perpendicular to a line containing the…
Geographic MineralsFluckite: Properties and Occurrence Fluckite is an arsenate mineral with the chemical formula CaMnH2(AsO4)2·2(H2O). It is a rare mineral of post-mine origin that forms as a low-temperature product of…
Geographic MineralsFletcherite: Properties and Occurrences Fletcherite is a rare thiospinel sulfide mineral with formula Cu(Ni, Co)2S4. It is an isometric-hexoctahedral steel-gray mineral containing cobalt, copper, nickel, and sulfur. It is…
Geographic MineralsFichtelite: Properties and Occurrence Fichtelite is a rare white mineral found in fossilized wood from Bavaria. It is a rare white monoclinic mineral found in fossilized wood from Bavaria.…
Geographic MineralsFettelite: Properties and Occurrences Fettelite, also known as sanguinite, is a mercury-sulfosalt mineral with the chemical formula Ag16HgAs4S15. It is a rare Silver Mercury Arsenic Sulfosalt forming silvery to…
MathematicProperties of Angles of a Triangle Triangle is a plane figure with three straight sides and three angles. The three angles always add to 180°. The vertex is a corner of…
Geographic MineralsOrthorhombic Ferroselite Orthorhombic ferroselite and its isometric polymorph dzharkenite are iron selenides of general formula FeSe2 precipitated under reducing conditions in anoxic environments. It is an orthorhombic-dipyramidal…
GeographyFerropericlase Ferropericlase or magnesiowüstite is a magnesium/iron oxide [(Mg, Fe)O] that is interpreted to be one of the main constituents of the Earth’s lower mantle together…
MathematicOrder of a Surd Order of a Surd Definitions of surds: A root of a positive real quantity is called a surd if its value cannot be exactly determined.…
Geographic MineralsPost-perovskite (pPv) Post-perovskite (pPv) is a high-pressure phase of magnesium silicate (MgSiO3). It is a high-pressure phase of several minerals, including magnesium silicate. It is composed of…