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- Topaz is a silicate mineral of aluminum and fluorine, with the chemical formula Al2SiO4(F,OH)2. Typically, its crystals are wine or straw-yellow ...5 KB (639 words) - 04:01, 1 May 2023
- Beryl is a mineral with the chemical name beryllium aluminum cyclosilicate (chemical formula Be3Al2(SiO3)6). It has a vitreous (glassy) luster ...5 KB (674 words) - 17:25, 29 September 2023
- Dolomite is the name for a mineral composed of calcium magnesium carbonate (CaMg(CO3)2) and for a sedimentary rock that has this mineral as its ...8 KB (1,190 words) - 16:38, 29 January 2024
- The Bhimbetka rock shelters compose an archaeological site and World Heritage Site located in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The name Bhimbetka ...11 KB (1,597 words) - 03:37, 1 October 2023
- Sandstone is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-size mineral or rock grains. Most sandstone is composed of quartz and/or feldspar, because ...7 KB (1,047 words) - 01:20, 21 April 2023
- Fluorite (also called fluorspar) is a mineral composed of calcium fluoride (chemical formula CaF2). It is present in large deposits in many parts ...8 KB (1,085 words) - 17:48, 28 March 2024
- Zircon is a mineral belonging to a subgroup of silicate minerals called nesosilicates. Chemically, it is known as zirconium silicate, with the ...9 KB (1,181 words) - 06:08, 13 June 2023
- The spinels are an important group of oxide minerals with similar crystalline structures. Their general chemical formula may be written as (X ...8 KB (1,173 words) - 15:23, 27 April 2023
- Marble is a metamorphic rock, composed mainly of crystalline calcium carbonate or calcium magnesium carbonate. Used extensively for sculpture ...8 KB (1,153 words) - 03:03, 6 November 2022
- Kakadu National Park is in the Northern Territory of Australia, 171 kilometers (106 mi) east of Darwin. Located within the Alligator Rivers ...37 KB (5,617 words) - 02:27, 19 December 2022
- Garnet is a group of minerals that have been used since the Bronze Age as gemstones and abrasives. Garnets are most often seen in red, but are ...18 KB (2,682 words) - 04:33, 18 April 2024
- Spodumene is a pyroxene mineral consisting of lithium aluminum inosilicate. It has a vitreous luster and occurs in a range of colors. The purplish ...8 KB (1,146 words) - 21:42, 7 February 2023
- Corundum is a crystalline form of aluminum oxide and a rock-forming mineral. It is naturally clear but can have different colors when impurities ...7 KB (924 words) - 03:36, 8 January 2024
- Biotite is a common phyllosilicate mineral within the mica group. Its approximate chemical formula is K(Mg, Fe)3AlSi3O10(F, OH)2. This mineral ...5 KB (694 words) - 17:56, 31 October 2023
- Olivine (also called chrysolite) is a name used for a series of minerals that are among the most common on Earth. The gem-quality variety is ...10 KB (1,460 words) - 10:32, 11 March 2023
- Halite is the mineral form of sodium chloride, NaCl, commonly known as rock salt. Halite occurs as cubic crystals that are typically colorless ...5 KB (705 words) - 16:58, 21 January 2024
- A sapphire (from the Latin sapphirus and Greek sappheiros, perhaps derived from the Hebrew word ספּיר, sapir) is a gemstone belonging to ...12 KB (1,728 words) - 03:24, 23 December 2022
- Seoraksan (Mt. Seorak) is the third highest mountain in South Korea, after the Hallasan volcano on Jeju Island and Jirisan in Gyeongsang Province ...11 KB (1,625 words) - 23:58, 29 May 2023
- Opal is a mineraloid A mineraloid is a mineral-like material that does not have a definite chemical formula or crystal form. that can form or ...11 KB (1,686 words) - 00:45, 18 November 2022
- Ivy (plural ivies) is the common name for any of the evergreen woody vines and, rarely, shrubs that comprise the genus Hedera of the family Araliaceae ...11 KB (1,636 words) - 03:54, 13 March 2024
