Earth's Art: Crystals and Fossils
Satin Spar Gypsum Meaning & Properties
Properties of Satin Spar Satin Spar is a fibrous gypsum with Silky luster. Mineral Group Sulfate Cleavage Perfect Chemical Composition CaSO4 · 2H2O Fracture Splintery, Conchoidal Luster Silky Diaphaneity Transparent to...
Satin Spar Gypsum Meaning & Properties
Properties of Satin Spar Satin Spar is a fibrous gypsum with Silky luster. Mineral Group Sulfate Cleavage Perfect Chemical Composition CaSO4 · 2H2O Fracture Splintery, Conchoidal Luster Silky Diaphaneity Transparent to...
Celestite Meaning and Properties
Properties of Celestite Mineral Group Sulfate Cleavage Perfect Chemical Composition SrSO4 Fracture Irregular/uneven Luster Vitreous, pearly Diaphaneity Transparent, translucent Color Colourless, shades of light blue, white, reddish, greenish, brownish, grayish...
Celestite Meaning and Properties
Properties of Celestite Mineral Group Sulfate Cleavage Perfect Chemical Composition SrSO4 Fracture Irregular/uneven Luster Vitreous, pearly Diaphaneity Transparent, translucent Color Colourless, shades of light blue, white, reddish, greenish, brownish, grayish...
Halite
Properties of Halite Mineral Group Halide Cleavage Perfect Chemical Composition NaCl Fracture Conchoidal Luster Vitreous Diaphaneity Transparent to translucent Color Colorless or white when pure; impurities produce any color but...
Halite
Properties of Halite Mineral Group Halide Cleavage Perfect Chemical Composition NaCl Fracture Conchoidal Luster Vitreous Diaphaneity Transparent to translucent Color Colorless or white when pure; impurities produce any color but...
Bismuth Meaning & Properties
Properties of Bismuth Mineral Group Native Semimetals Cleavage Perfect Chemical Composition Bi Fracture Uneven Luster Metallic Diaphaneity Opaque Color Reddish-white to creamy-white; tarnishes iridescent pinkish, yellowish or bluish Streak Silver...
Bismuth Meaning & Properties
Properties of Bismuth Mineral Group Native Semimetals Cleavage Perfect Chemical Composition Bi Fracture Uneven Luster Metallic Diaphaneity Opaque Color Reddish-white to creamy-white; tarnishes iridescent pinkish, yellowish or bluish Streak Silver...
Vesicular Basalt Meaning & Properties
Vesicular basalt or lava stone is a dark-colored volcanic rock with numerous tiny pores known as vesicles. A vesicle is a tiny hollow in a volcanic rock created by the...
Vesicular Basalt Meaning & Properties
Vesicular basalt or lava stone is a dark-colored volcanic rock with numerous tiny pores known as vesicles. A vesicle is a tiny hollow in a volcanic rock created by the...
Pink Tourmaline ((Rossmanite) Meaning and Prope...
Properties of Pink Tourmaline (Rossmanite) Mineral Group Cyclosilicates Cleavage Indistinct Chemical Composition ◻(LiAl2)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) Fracture Irregular/Uneven, Conchoidal Luster Vitreous Diaphaneity Transparent to translucent, nearly opaque Color Pale Pink to Colorless Streak...
Pink Tourmaline ((Rossmanite) Meaning and Prope...
Properties of Pink Tourmaline (Rossmanite) Mineral Group Cyclosilicates Cleavage Indistinct Chemical Composition ◻(LiAl2)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) Fracture Irregular/Uneven, Conchoidal Luster Vitreous Diaphaneity Transparent to translucent, nearly opaque Color Pale Pink to Colorless Streak...