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Camaraite – Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution

Camaraite was named after Fernando Cámara (1967- ) of Melilla, Spain, in recognition of his contributions to the fields of mineralogy and crystallography.

11 Jun 2014

Camerolaite – Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution

Camerolaite was named after Michel Camerola, a French mineral collector who collected the first specimen.

11 Jun 2014

Calzirtite – Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution

Calzirtite was named after the elements in its composition - CALcium and ZIRconium.

11 Jun 2014

Bieberite – Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution

Bieberite was named after the place of first-noted occurrence - Bieber, Germany. It belongs to the melanterite group.

11 Jun 2014

Biehlite– Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution

Biehlite was named after Dr. Friedrich Karl Biehl (1887–), a mineralogist, associated with the Westfalische- Wilhelms University, Munster, Germany, who worked on an early dissertation on the Tsumeb species.

11 Jun 2014

Bilibinskite – Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution

Bilibinskite was named after the Soviet geologist Yuri Aleksandrovich Bilibin (1901–1952), Karpkinskii All- Union Research Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia, who specialized in the study of gold deposits.

11 Jun 2014

Biphosphammite - Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution

Biphosphammite is a tetragonal-scalenohedral mineral containing potassium, phosphorus, oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen.

11 Jun 2014

Biringuccite - Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution

Biringuccite is a monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing sodium, oxygen, hydrogen and boron. The mineral was first discovered in 1961 from the Larderello, Val di Cecina, Tuscany, Italy.

11 Jun 2014

Billingsleyite – Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution

Billingsleyite was named after Paul Billingsley (1887–1962), a mining geologist, who discovered the type material.

11 Jun 2014

Billietite - Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution

Billietite was named after Valere Louis Billiet (1903–1945), a Belgian crystallographer associated with the University of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium. It is an uncommon mineral of Uranium that contains Barium.

11 Jun 2014