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9 Apr 2024: Magnetite. Title. Magnetite. Subject. Magnetite is the most abundant oxide in igneous rock. ... Silver-black. Metallic lustre. No cleavage. Rock Specimens. Mineral Name. magnetite. iron oxide.

19 May 2024: S Ming, AEH Wheatley. – Nanoscale. (2023). 15,. 8814. (doi:Correction to: Visible light photocatalysts from low-grade iron ore: the environmentally benign production of magnetite/carbon (Fe3O4/C) nanocomposites. ... Visible light photocatalysts from low

19 May 2024: Jenkinson, A.E.H. Wheatley, S. Mukhopadhyay, A. Kar, Visible light photocatalysts from low-grade iron ore: the environmentally benign production of magnetite/carbon (Fe.

19 May 2024: material called magnetite much later as a result of heating. ... The researchers think that the zircons were heated at this time, causing remobilization of iron and formation of magnetite.

19 May 2024: Two of the three grains (dated 3.97 Ga) contained magnetite, which preserved NRM, but had formed along cracks or damaged zones within the zircons. ... There is cause for optimism, however. We have now established the nanoscale tools that will enable us

19 May 2024: Kasama et al (2010) Direct observation of ferromagnetic/ferroelastic domain interactions in magnetite below the Verwey transition.

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9 Apr 2024: Relief: high. Isotropic. Mineral Specimens. M501 Magnetite. Brazil. Crystals showing the characteristic octahedral form. ... Silver-black. Metallic lustre. No cleavage. Rock Specimens. Mineral Name. magnetite. iron oxide.

19 May 2024: Daniel Sefton. 235. 2020. Magnetism and microscopy of trabecular magnetite. Ewan Robertson. ... Andrew Miles. 70. 2008. Investigating the interaction between ferromagnetic and ferroelastic domain walls below the Verwey transition in magnetite.

19 May 2024: Tosca mentioned that on Mars there’s plenty of magnetite and part of his studies have involved trying to replicate the mechanisms that might have led to the formation of this ... but a dissolution reprecipitation transformation, simply due to its

19 May 2024: Almeida, Pádraig Ó Conbhuí, and Valera P. Shcherbakov. 2017. “Stability of Equidimensional Pseudo–single-Domain Magnetite over Billion-Year Timescales.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 114 (39): 10356–60. ... 2019. “Secondary

19 May 2024: Visible light photocatalysts from low-grade iron ore: the environmentally benign production of magnetite/carbon-(Fe₃O₄/C) nanocomposites (vol 29, 6698, 2022).

9 Apr 2024: Browse Items (7 total). Tags: igneous. Sort by:. Formula Ca5(PO4)3(OH,F,Cl) Structure Non-silicate Crystal System Crystal system: hexagonal (-) Physical Properties Colour in hand specimen: green, white, yellow, blue brown etc.Hardness: 5 Optical

9 Apr 2024: Strongly pleochroic in reddish brown and pale straw. Often associated with small grains of an opaque accessory mineral, probably magnetite.

9 Apr 2024: Alteration to magnetite and serpentine, particularly along the curving cracks. Cracks across the thin-section, could be due to expansion of the rock as the olivine was altered.

9 Apr 2024: Gypsum single crystal hand specimen, monoclinic symmetry apparent. Milky, opaque gypsum with twinned crystal habit. Gypsum crystal structure showing monoclinic symmetry, CrystalMaker. Formula. CaSO. 4. 2H. 2. 0. Structure. Non-silicate. Crystal

9 Apr 2024: Halite cubic crystal structure with large Cl. -. anions (green) and small Na. cations (yellow). This mineral is commonly known as rock salt. Formula. NaCl. Structure. Non-silicate. Crystal System. Crystal system: cubic. Physical Properties. Colour

9 Apr 2024: Sphene crystal structure, CrystalMaker. Formula. CaTi[SiO. 4. ](O, OH, F). Structure. Orthosilicate. Crystal System. Crystal system: monoclinic (). Physical Properties. Colour in hand specimen: colourless, yellow, green, brown or black. Cleavage: one

9 Apr 2024: Alteration. Zonation. Accessory minerals:. - Sphene. - Magnetite. - Apatite. Rock History.

9 Apr 2024: Alteration to magnetite and serpentine, particularly along the curving cracks. Cracks across the thin-section, could be due to expansion of the rock as the olivine was altered.

9 Apr 2024: Galena crystal structure, with large yellow sulfur and small purple lead symbols. Galena in hand specimen. Formula. PbS. Structure. Non-silicate. Crystal System. Crystal system: cubic. Physical Properties. Colour in hand specimen: lead grey. Streak:

9 Apr 2024: Zircon crystal structure (tetragonal), CrystalMaker. Zircon is a common accessory mineral of many igneous rocks. Pleochroic haloes are formed by damage to the crystal lattice of enclosing minerals by the radioactive decay of elements such as Th and

9 Apr 2024: Garnet (euhedral) in hand specimen. Formula. (Mg,Fe,Ca). 3. Al. 2. Si. 3. O. 12. Structure. Orthosilicate. Crystal System. Crystal system: cubic. Physical Properties. Colour in hand specimen: typically red. Cleavage: none. Hardness: 6-7.5. Optical

9 Apr 2024: Pyrite crystals, with metallic lustre. Pyrite crystals within quartz. Pyrite cubis crystal structure, showing octahedral coordination of Fe by S. Formula. FeS. 2. Structure. Non-silicate. Crystal System. Crystal system: cubic. Physical Properties.

9 Apr 2024: Quartz single crystal, no cleavage, conchoidal fracture. Quartz prisms, vitreous lustre. Quartz prisms (roughly hexagonal habit). Quartz crystal structure (trigonal unit cell), CrystalMaker. Formula. SiO. 2. Structure. Framework silicate. Crystal

9 Apr 2024: Apatite crystal structure, CrystalMaker. Formula. Ca. 5. (PO. 4. ). 3. (OH,F,Cl). Structure. Non-silicate. Crystal System. Crystal system: hexagonal (-). Physical Properties. Colour in hand specimen: green, white, yellow, blue brown etc. Hardness: 5.

9 Apr 2024: Epidote crystal structure. Formula. Ca. 2. Al. 2. O(Al,Fe. 3+. )OH[Si. 2. O. 7. ][SiO. 4. ]. Structure. Orthosilicate. Crystal System. Crystal system: monoclinic (-). Physical Properties. Colour in hand specimen: green. Cleavage: one, perfect.

9 Apr 2024: Olivine hand specimen, no cleavage. Olivine crystal structure, CrystalMaker. Formula. (Mg,Fe). 2. [SiO. 4. ]. Structure. Orthosilicate. Crystal System. Crystal system: orthorhombic () (-). Physical Properties. Colour in hand specimen: pale green.

9 Apr 2024: Single crystal calcite hand specimen. Small calcite crystals growing from a free surface. Milky single crystal of calcite. Calcite crystal structure, CrystalMaker. Formula. CaCO. 3. Structure. Non-silicate. Crystal System. Crystal system: trigonal (-

9 Apr 2024: Chlorite crystal structure, CrystalMaker. Formula. (Mg,Fe. 2+. ,Fe. 3+. ,Mn,Al). 12. [(Si,Al). 8. O. 20. ](OH). 16. Structure. Sheet silicate. Crystal System. Crystal system: monoclinic () (-). Physical Properties. Colour in hand specimen: green.

9 Apr 2024: Fluorite crystal hand specimen, purple hue. Fluorite crystal structure (cubic), CrystalMaker. Formula. CaF. 2. Structure. Non-silicate. Crystal System. Crystal system: cubic. Physical Properties. Colour in hand specimen: extremely variable:

9 Apr 2024: Dolomite in hand specimen. Dolomite crystal structure, CrystalMaker. Formula. CaMg(CO. 3. ). 2. Structure. Non-silicate. Crystal System. Crystal system: trigonal (-). Physical Properties. Colour in hand specimen: white, often tinged with yellow or

9 Apr 2024: Anhydrite crystal structure, CrystalMaker. Formula. CaSO. 4. Structure. Non-silicate. Crystal System. Crystal system: orthorhombic (). Physical Properties. Colour in hand specimen: white or colourless when pure. Cleavage: two at 90. Hardness: 3-3.5.

9 Apr 2024: Mica, muscovite. Crystals of muscovite with basal cleavage. Crystals of muscovite, colourless. Muscovite crystal structure (a sheet silicate), CrystalMaker. Formula. K. 2. Al. 4. [Si. 6. Al. 2. O. 20. ](OH,F). 4. Structure. Sheet silicate. Crystal

9 Apr 2024: Serpentine crystal lattice, with sheet silicate structure (CrystalMaker). Serpentine is a common alteration product of olivine, produced by hydration at low temperatures. Formula. Mg. 3. [Si. 2. O. 5. ](OH). 4. Structure. Sheet silicate. Crystal

9 Apr 2024: Tourmaline crystal structure (trigonal), CrystalMaker. Tourmaline is the only common mineral of which boron is an essential constituent. Its presence in a rock, therefore, indicates that the rock contains significant boron. Formula.

9 Apr 2024: Strongly pleochroic in reddish brown and pale straw. Often associated with small grains of an opaque accessory mineral, probably magnetite.

9 Apr 2024: Amphibole (hornblende). Amphibole hand specimen. Amphibole hand specimen. Formula. (Na,K). 0-1. Ca. 2. (Mg,Fe. 2+. ,Fe. 3+. ,Al). 5. Si. 6-7.5. Al. 2-0.5. O. 22. (OH). 2. Structure. Chain silicate. Crystal System. Crystal system: monoclinic () (-).

9 Apr 2024: Plagioclase feldspar. Plagioclase feldspar hand specimen, polycrystalline with opaque, white colour. Plagioclase feldspar with optical schiller. Plagioclase feldspar crystal structure, CrystalMaker. Formula. Na[AlSi. 3. O. 8. ] – Ca[Al. 2. Si. 2.

9 Apr 2024: Orthopyroxene. Orthopyroxene crystal structure, CrystalMaker. Orthopyroxene chemical variability. Enstatite (common in mafic rocks) always has high Mg and low Ca. Formula. (Mg,Fe). 2. Si. 2. O. 6. Structure. Chain silicate. Crystal System. Crystal

9 Apr 2024: Alkali Feldspar. Alkali feldspar hand specimen, pink hue. Alkali feldspar hand specimen, milky white. Simply twinned alkali feldspar in granite. Alkali feldspar unit cell, CrystalMaker. Formula. (K,Na)[AlSi. 3. O. 8. ]. Structure. Framework

9 Apr 2024: Clinopyroxene (augite). Phase diagram deomstrating the chemical compositional range for clinopyroxenes. Formula. (Ca,Mg,Fe. 2+. ,Fe. 3+. ,Ti,Al). 2. [(Si,Al). 2. O. 6. ]. Structure. Chain silicate. Crystal System. Crystal system: monoclinic ().

19 May 2024: Search site. Publications. Uploading Images. Members of the Department can attach an image to a publication by clicking on the title of the publication in the listing below. Please note: all images attached to a publication will be visible on

9 Apr 2024: Alteration. Zonation. Accessory minerals:. - Sphene. - Magnetite. - Apatite. Rock History.

9 Apr 2024: Browse Items (264 total). Page. of 27. Sort by:. Formula NaCl Structure Non-silicate Crystal System Crystal system: cubic Physical Properties Colour in hand specimen: colourless or white when pure, more typically orange or red due to inclusions of

9 Apr 2024: The olivine has decomposed to magnetite and serpentine. Relict olivine grains display characteristic curving cracks andClinopyroxene (augite). - ... Some simple twinning. Accessory minerals. - Opaque, interstitial, probably magnetite. Rock History.

9 Apr 2024: Some areof magnetite, clinopyroxene and other minerals. Extensive alteration along abundant cracks. ... Groundmass. - Fine-grained. Plagioclase feldspar needles, clinopyroxene, some olivine (mostly altered), and opaques, probably magnetite.

9 Apr 2024: The olivine has decomposed to magnetite and serpentine. Relict olivine grains display characteristic curving cracks andClinopyroxene (augite). - ... Some simple twinning. Accessory minerals. - Opaque, interstitial, probably magnetite. Rock History.

9 Apr 2024: Some areof magnetite, clinopyroxene and other minerals. Extensive alteration along abundant cracks. ... Groundmass. - Fine-grained. Plagioclase feldspar needles, clinopyroxene, some olivine (mostly altered), and opaques, probably magnetite.