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Cetineite – Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution

Cetineite was named after the Cetine mine in Italy, where it was first discovered.

20 May 2014

Chalcoalumite – Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution

Chalcoalumite was named after the essential elements copper (Greek term ‘chalkos’) and aluminum sulfate (Latin term ‘alum’) in the composition.

20 May 2014

Padmaite - Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution

Padmaite is an isometric-tetartoidal yellow mineral containing selenium, palladium and bismuth. It is a member of cobaltite group. The mineral was first discovered in 1991 from the Padma river, Karlia, Russia. It was named for its place of discovery.

19 May 2014

Diopside - Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution

Diopside is a monoclinic pyroxene mineral first described in 1800. The mineral derives its name from the Greek words “dis” and “opse”, which mean “twice” and “face” in reference to the two ways of orienting the vertical prism.

19 May 2014

Chloritoid - Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution

Chlorotoid is a silicate mineral first described in 1837 from the Ural Mountains region of Russia. It was named for its similarities of the chlorite-group minerals.

14 May 2014

Frankdicksonite - Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution

Frankdicksonite is a halide mineral first discovered in 1974 from Carlin mine, 50 km northwest of Elko, Lynn district, Eureka Co., Nevada, USA.

14 May 2014

Jinshajiangite - Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution

Jinshajiangite is a monoclinic mineral discovered in 1982 from the Jinshajiang River, Sichuan Province, China. It was named after its place of discovery.

14 May 2014

Priceite - Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution

Priceite was first discovered in 1873 from Chetco, Curry County, Oregon, USA. It was named after the American metallurgist, Thomas Price, San Francisco metallurgist, who first analyzed the mineral.

14 May 2014

Ribbeite - Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution

Ribbeite is an orthorhombic-dipyramidal pink mineral containing silicon, oxygen, manganese, magnesium and hydrogen. It is a member of humite group. The mineral was first discovered in 1987 from the Kombat mine, Namibia.

14 May 2014

Galena – Occurrence, Properties and Distribution

Galena is the primary ore mineral of lead. Its discovery dates back to 3000 BC. Its name is derived from the Latin word galena, meaning dross from melted lead.

14 May 2014