Selenite, satin spar, desert rose, and gypsum flower are crystal habit varieties of the mineral gypsum. All varieties of gypsum, including selenite and...
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compound Selenite broth, an enrichment medium for the isolation of Salmonella species Selenite (mineral), a variety of gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O) Selenites is a...
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selenium is an essential element, sodium selenite is an ingredient in dietary supplements such as multi-vitamin/mineral products, but supplements that provide...
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SO2− 4 is tetrahedral, O is 3-coordinate. CaSO 4·2H 2O (gypsum and selenite (mineral)): dihydrate. CaSO 4·1/2H 2O (bassanite): hemihydrate, also known...
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Tellurite is a rare oxide mineral composed of tellurium dioxide (TeO2). It occurs as prismatic to acicular transparent yellow to white orthorhombic crystals...
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Gypsum (category Calcium minerals)
translucent crystals of selenite. It forms as an evaporite mineral and as a hydration product of anhydrite. The Mohs scale of mineral hardness defines gypsum...
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They have transparent crystals that may be coloured by cations. Selenite sulfate minerals are known including pauladamsite and munakataite. Zhang, Xin-Wei;...
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This is a list of minerals which have Wikipedia articles. Minerals are distinguished by various chemical and physical properties. Differences in chemical...
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Talc (redirect from Talc (mineral))
for various related minerals, including talc, mica, and selenite. Talc dominantly forms from the metamorphism of magnesian minerals such as serpentine...
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Desert rose (crystal) (redirect from Selenite rose)
rose may also be known by the names: sand rose, Sahara rose, rose rock, selenite rose, gypsum rose and baryte (barite) rose. Sand roses are found in large...
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Zemannite (category Tellurite and selenite minerals)
Zemannite is a very rare oxide mineral with the chemical formula Mg0.5ZnFe3+[TeO3]3·4.5H2O. It crystallizes in the hexagonal crystal system and forms...
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Lime (material) (redirect from Lime (mineral))
ejecta. The International Mineralogical Association recognizes lime as a mineral with the chemical formula of CaO. The word lime originates with its earliest...
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Jaipur "Rajashtan State Mines and Minerals Limited, India - Rockphosphate, SMS grade Limestone, Gypsum & Selenite and Lignite". www.rsmm.com. Retrieved...
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Demesmaekerite (category Uranium(VI) minerals)
Demesmaekerite is a rare uranium selenite mineral with the chemical formula: Pb2Cu5(UO2)2(SeO3)6(OH)6·2H2O. It is named after the Belgian mineralogist...
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Leaders of states in the U.S. which have significant mineral deposits often create a state mineral, rock, stone or gemstone to promote interest in their...
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Selenium (category Dietary minerals)
selenate, and selenite, but these minerals are rare. The common mineral selenite is not a selenium mineral, and contains no selenite ion, but is rather...
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List of gemstones by species (section Minerals)
Sarcolite Scapolite Marialite Meionite Scheelite Schizolite Scorodite Selenite Sellaite Senarmontite Sepiolite (Meerschaum) Sérandite Seraphinite Serendibite...
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Emmonsite (category Tellurite and selenite minerals)
Emmonsite, also known as durdenite, is an iron tellurite mineral with the formula: Fe2(TeO3)3·2(H2O). Emmonsite forms triclinic crystals. It is of a yellowish-green...
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Marthozite (category Tellurite and selenite minerals)
Marthozite is an orthorhombic mineral that has a general formula of Cu(UO2)3(SeO3)3(OH)2·7H2O. It was named after Belgian mineralogist Aimé Marthoz (1894–1962)...
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Ahlfeldite (category Mineral stubs)
Ahlfeldite ((Ni, Co)SeO3]·2H2O) is a mineral of secondary origin. It is named after Friedrich Ahlfeld (1892–1982), a German-Bolivian mining engineer and...
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Satin spar (category Mineral groups)
(satin) spars (especially selenite) are widely used as ornamental stones. It should be understood that both of the listed minerals, despite their name of...
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Tlalocite (category Tellurite and selenite minerals)
Tlalocite is a rare and complex tellurate mineral with the formula Cu10Zn6(TeO4)2(TeO3)(OH)25Cl · 27 H2O. It has a Mohs hardness of 1, and a cyan color...
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Walfordite (category Tellurite and selenite minerals)
Walfordite is a very rare tellurite mineral that was discovered in Chile in 1999. The mineral is described as orange with orange-yellow streak, and is...
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Spain. In 1999, a mineralogist group discovered a cave filled with giant selenite (gypsum) crystals in an abandoned silver mine, Mina Rica, near Pulpi, Province...
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Tlapallite (category Tellurite and selenite minerals)
Tlapallite is a rare and complex tellurate mineral with the chemical formula (Ca,Pb)3CaCu6[Te4+3Te6+O12]2(Te4+O3)2(SO4)2·3H2O. It has a Moh's hardness...
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A selenate selenite is a chemical compound or salt that contains selenite and selenate anions (SeO32- and SeO42-). These are mixed anion compounds. Some...
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Rodalquilarite (category Tellurite and selenite minerals)
Rodalquilarite is a rare iron tellurite chloride mineral with formula H3Fe3+2(Te4+O3)4Cl or Fe2(TeO2OH)3(TeO3)Cl. Rodalquilarite crystallizes in the triclinic...
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sophisticated extraterrestrial civilisation of insect-like creatures they call "Selenites". The inspiration seems to come from the famous 1865 book by Jules Verne...
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Northstarite (category Tellurite and selenite minerals)
Northstarite is an immensely rare lead-tellurite-thiosulfate mineral with an ideal formula of Pb6(Te4+ O3)5(S6+O3S2-). Northstarite was first discovered...
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Searles Lake (section Mineral List)
cake and salt. Mineral reserves exceed four billion tons. Analcime Aphthitalite Borax Burkeite Galeite Gaylussite Gypsum var: Selenite Halite Hanksite...
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