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Geologist | Mineralogy Curator @ the Natural History Museum, London | Creator of #365Minerals | Views are my own | She/Her
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180 of #365Minerals 🧪⚒️
Arfvedsonite:
- An amphibole mineral
- Forms in alkali granites and pegmatites
- Named after Johan August Arfvedson (1792-1841), a Swedish chemist who discovered lithium in 1817 #minerals
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Arfvedsonite:
- An amphibole mineral
- Forms in alkali granites and pegmatites
- Named after Johan August Arfvedson (1792-1841), a Swedish chemist who discovered lithium in 1817 #minerals
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Chalcanthite:
- A sulphate mineral
- Is soluble in water
- Forms in the oxidation zones of copper deposits
- Its name comes from the Greek words "χαλκός/khalkós (copper) and "ἄνθος/ánthos" (flower) #minerals
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No werewolf presenting nipples allowed 😞
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I hope all goes well with the scan 🤞
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179 of #365Minerals 🧪⚒️
Chalcanthite:
- A sulphate mineral
- Is soluble in water
- Forms in the oxidation zones of copper deposits
- Its name comes from the Greek words "χαλκός/khalkós (copper) and "ἄνθος/ánthos" (flower) #minerals
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Hardystonite:
- A rare calcium zinc silicate mineral
- Fluoresces violet under short wave UV light
- Forms in metamorphosed zinc deposits
- Named after Hardyston Township in New Jersey, USA, where it was discovered in 1899 #minerals
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Hardystonite:
- A rare calcium zinc silicate mineral
- Fluoresces violet under short wave UV light
- Forms in metamorphosed zinc deposits
- Named after Hardyston Township in New Jersey, USA, where it was discovered in 1899 #minerals
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Epistilbite:
- A rare zeolite mineral
- Its structure allows it to act as a chemical sieve
- Forms in basalt vesicles
- First discovered in Berufjord, Iceland in 1826
- Its name comes from the Greek word "epi" (near) because its similar to stilbite #minerals
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Yes it does fluoresce! Here it is with and without UV light
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Haha, nice! That sounds like a great school project!
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Yes it does fluoresce! Here it is with and without UV light
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Epistilbite:
- A rare zeolite mineral
- Its structure allows it to act as a chemical sieve
- Forms in basalt vesicles
- First discovered in Berufjord, Iceland in 1826
- Its name comes from the Greek word "epi" (near) because its similar to stilbite #minerals
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Duftite:
- An arsenate mineral
- Forms via the weathering of sulphide ore deposits
- Named after Gustav Bernhard Duft (1859-1924?), general manager of Tsumeb Mine in Namibia #minerals
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Unfortunately there's not that much information, only that it was a donation
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I've got that card in English (I've got a nacli line master set because salt minerals 😅). I hope the extraction went well
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I hope you have a speedy recovery!
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Duftite:
- An arsenate mineral
- Forms via the weathering of sulphide ore deposits
- Named after Gustav Bernhard Duft (1859-1924?), general manager of Tsumeb Mine in Namibia #minerals
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Dufrénite:
- A phosphate mineral
- Contains water in its structure
- Forms in some iron ore deposits
- Named after Ours Pierre Armand Petit Dufrénoy (1792-1857), a French mineralogist #minerals
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Dufrénite:
- A phosphate mineral
- Contains water in its structure
- Forms in some iron ore deposits
- Named after Ours Pierre Armand Petit Dufrénoy (1792-1857), a French mineralogist #minerals
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Tenorite:
- A copper oxide
- Forms in the oxidised zone of hydrothermal copper deposits or forms directly from volcanic gas (sublimation)
- named after Michele Tenore (1780-1861), an Italian botanist #minerals #MineralMonday
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I have to admit, taking breaks from social media does feel great! I'm pretty good thanks, just surrounding myself with minerals and hoping for the best!
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Wow! Hello Beth, it's been a while! It's lovely to see you made it over to Bluesky. I hope you've been doing well
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Tenorite:
- A copper oxide
- Forms in the oxidised zone of hydrothermal copper deposits or forms directly from volcanic gas (sublimation)
- named after Michele Tenore (1780-1861), an Italian botanist #minerals #MineralMonday
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Woodwardite:
- A sulphate mineral
- Forms during post-mining oxidation and via weathering
- Named after Samuel Pickworth Woodward (1821-1865), an English naturalist and geologist #minerals
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Woodwardite:
- A sulphate mineral
- Forms during post-mining oxidation and via weathering
- Named after Samuel Pickworth Woodward (1821-1865), an English naturalist and geologist #minerals
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Franklinite:
- A zinc iron oxide mineral
- A minor ore of zinc, manganese and iron
- Forms in metamorphosed carbonates rich in iron, zinc and manganese
- Named after its type locality Franklin Mine in New Jersey, USA #minerals
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Tasted great too!
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Haha, it's not all about the rocks! Yes, I'm growing a couple of things (tomatoes, peppers, apples, rocket...). One of strawberries has a runner already so I'm looking forward to planting that
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Franklinite:
- A zinc iron oxide mineral
- A minor ore of zinc, manganese and iron
- Forms in metamorphosed carbonates rich in iron, zinc and manganese
- Named after its type locality Franklin Mine in New Jersey, USA #minerals
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Diaspore:
- An aluminium oxide hydroxide mineral
- Forms via the alteration of corundum
- Its name comes from the Greek word "διασπείρειυ/diaspírii" (to scatter) because it breaks up when heated with a blowpipe flame #minerals
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Diaspore:
- An aluminium oxide hydroxide mineral
- Forms via the alteration of corundum
- Its name comes from the Greek word "διασπείρειυ/diaspírii" (to scatter) because it breaks up when heated with a blowpipe flame #minerals
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Eudialyte:
- A rare cyclosilicate mineral
- Forms in alkaline volcanic rocks
- A minor ore of zirconium
- Contains various rare earth elements
- Its name comes from the Greek words "eὖ διάλυτος/eu dialytos" (well decomposable) because it's very soluble in acid #minerals