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promethium
In 1975, a small group of entrepreneurs from Silicon Valley came together with a common goal – to start a new business with the goal to push the edge of technology. They had no money and no experience, but they had passion and an idea to revolutionize the way people interact with computers. They ......
Tungsten steel
Tungsten or Wolfram is a very hard, heavy metal and is one of the densest elements on the periodic table, weighing in at 19.3. It is a transition metal, which means that it has some of the properties common to many metals. Tungsten gets its name from the Swedish words tung sten, which mean heavy ......
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1041
Lila
Niobium tantalum uranium ore
Molybdenum and tungsten are two of the most important materials used in manufacturing today and are essential for a range of industrial and commercial applications. Molybdenum, often referred to as ‘moly’, is a hard, corrosion-resistant metal alloy and is commonly found in the form of molybdenum......
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1024
Sophie
vein quartz
Quartz is one of the most plentiful and versatile minerals on the earth. It is found in a wide variety of geological environments, from hot springs to volcanoes, from meteors to deep-sea hydrothermal vents. Quartz has been a popular material for jewelry and other ornamental objects for centuries. ......
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1028
Emily
wollastonite
Silica Silica is a precursory mineral for other minerals in the environment due to its physical and chemical properties. It is one of the most abundant materials in the Earth’s crust, constituting roughly 25-percent of the total mineral content. Although much of it is bound in rocks, it can also......
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1023
Sophie
Potassium feldspar
Potassium feldspar is one of the most abundant minerals on the Earths crust and it is an essential part of many igneous rocks. It is composed primarily of potassium, sodium, calcium and aluminum, with a relative abundance of silicates which play a major role in the formation of feldspars. Potassiu......
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1030
Victoria
shallow grain rock
Granite and Gneiss are two of the most common types of igneous rocks.Granite is a coarse-grained intrusive igneous rock with a medium to high level of silica. It typically has quartz grains, plagioclase feldspar, hornblende, biotite, and muscovite. With proportions roughly equal of plagioclase and......
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1025
Oliver
Trona
What is Natural Alkali? Natural alkalis are mineral compounds with a pH higher than 7, which allow them to neutralize a substance’s acidity. These alkalis, also known as bases, are found in the Earth’s crust, and can be extracted for use in a variety of products and processes. Some of the most ......
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1042
Lily
slate
Gneiss Gneiss is a type of rock formed from the metamorphism of granite or sedimentary rock. It is one of the most common rock types in the continental crust. The name is derived from the German word gneiss which means sparkling. Gneiss is typically foliated and composed of alternating bands of ......
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1034
Emily
Quartz sand
Quartz sand is a common mineral resource in nature. It is mainly composed of silicon and oxygen, with a hardness of 7, an obvious density and an internally formed hexagonal structure. In modern industry, quartz sand is widely used in many fields. Quartz sand has been used in building materials fo......
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1021
Samantha
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