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    In geology and mineralogy, a mineral or mineral species is, broadly speaking, a solid substance with a fairly well-defined chemical composition and a specific...
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    Mineral oil is any of various colorless, odorless, light mixtures of higher alkanes from a mineral source, particularly a distillate of petroleum, as distinct...
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    Mineral water is water from a mineral spring that contains various minerals, such as salts and sulfur compounds. It is usually still, but may be sparkling...
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    Natural Beauty of the Mineral World. University of Chicago Press. p. 126. ISBN 978-0-226-30511-0. Magazine, Smithsonian. "How the World's Largest Aquamarine...
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    Dolomite (/ˈdɒl.əˌmaɪt, ˈdoʊ.lə-/) is an anhydrous carbonate mineral composed of calcium magnesium carbonate, ideally CaMg(CO3)2. The term is also used...
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    and Gem Minerals. Mumford. pp. 63–64. Grande, Lance; Augustyn, Allison (2009). Gems and Gemstones: Timeless Natural Beauty of the Mineral World. University...
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    A mineral lick (also known as a salt lick) is a place where animals can go to lick essential mineral nutrients from a deposit of salts and other minerals...
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    White spirit (AU, UK and Ireland) or mineral spirits (US, Canada), also known as mineral turpentine (AU/NZ/ZA), turpentine substitute, and petroleum spirits...
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    a mineral consisting of strontium sulfate (SrSO4). The mineral is named for its occasional delicate blue color. Celestine and the carbonate mineral strontianite...
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    Allison (2009-11-15). Gems and Gemstones: Timeless Natural Beauty of the Mineral World. University of Chicago Press. p. 131. ISBN 978-0-226-30511-0....
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    spar, desert rose, and gypsum flower are crystal habit varieties of the mineral gypsum. All varieties of gypsum, including selenite and alabaster, are...
    19 KB (1,932 words) - 18:37, 12 September 2024
  • producers of different minerals (and coal, which is generally not considered a mineral). Lists of mines "Statistical Review of World Energy 2017". "Country...
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  • Mineral is an American emo band originally from Houston, Texas. Soon after their formation, they relocated to Austin. All four members of Mineral were...
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    as well as the tobacco mosaic virus [citation needed]. LCs in the mineral world include solutions of soap and various related detergents, and some clays...
    94 KB (11,489 words) - 13:45, 30 July 2024
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    crystallizes in the tetragonal crystal system. Minium is rare and occurs in lead-mineral deposits that have been subjected to severe oxidizing conditions. It also...
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    Mineral processing is the process of separating commercially valuable minerals from their ores in the field of extractive metallurgy. Depending on the...
    39 KB (5,424 words) - 06:23, 8 August 2024
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    Ore (redirect from Mineral Deposit)
    Ore is natural rock or sediment that contains one or more valuable minerals concentrated above background levels, typically containing metals, that can...
    60 KB (5,466 words) - 20:18, 10 March 2024
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    Mineral springs are naturally occurring springs that produce hard water, water that contains dissolved minerals. Salts, sulfur compounds, and gases are...
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    Jade (section The mineral)
    of two different silicate mineral names: nephrite (a silicate of calcium and magnesium in the amphibole group of minerals), or jadeite (a silicate of...
    38 KB (4,497 words) - 00:09, 13 September 2024
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    Timeless Natural Beauty of the Mineral World, By Lance Grande "Archaeologists have discovered the oldest treasure in the world - Afrinik". [2] Archived 2022-11-01...
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