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boron carbide
Boron Carbide Boron carbide, or B4C, is an extremely hard ceramic material. It is one of the hardest known materials, ranking next to diamond in terms of hardness. The material is composed of equal numbers of boron and carbon atoms and is normally gray or black in color, though it may occur in ot......
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1042
Sophia
Germanium disulfide
Germanium Dioxide Germanium dioxide, also known as Germanium oxide or germanium dioxide, is an oxide of the chemical element germanium, with the chemical formula GeO2. Germanium dioxide occurs naturally in two polymorphs, the alpha and beta forms, both with a tetragonal crystal structure, which m......
Tantalum rutile
Tantalum and Red Jasper Tantalum and Red Jasper are two metals that have been sought after since ancient times. These two minerals have a wide range of uses and can be found in a variety of forms. Tantalum has a unique color and luster. It is grayish-white in color, lustrous, and is relatively s......
tags: red jasper tantalum red jade tungsten
1061
Sophia
Zircon
Diamond Diamond is a naturally occurring mineral composed of carbon atoms arranged in a crystal structure. Diamond is the hardest known natural substance and has the highest thermal and thermal conductivity of any known material. Diamonds are formed deep in the Earth’s mantle, where they are sub......
fine spar
An Overview of Pyrophyllite Pyrophyllite is a naturally occurring mineral found in sedimentary and metamorphic rocks and is also a common alteration product of mica in metamorphic rocks. Pyrophyllite is chemically very similar to talc, but is distinguished by having anisotropic properties. Pyroph......
tags: pyrophyllite used also pyrite used mineral
1121
Sophie
brown yttrium niobium ore
Hematite is a mineral that’s been used for centuries in a variety of applications, from jewelry to construction. Though it’s often used in jewelry and decoration, it’s most commonly found in the form of what’s known as “hematite iron ore.” Hematite iron ore is a sedimentary rock composed of ......
tags: iron ore its hematite its used
1065
Tiffany
heliostat
Spinel is a mineral with a mohs hardness of 8, composed of magnesium aluminum oxide. Spinels occur in all colors, although the most familiar ones are red, blue, and violet. The most famous colour of spinel is a deep red colour known as noble red, and balas ruby. It is mined in Burma, Sri Lanka, Th......
tags: its spinel spinels spessartine garnet its
1080
Hannah
zinc heliostat
Zinc pyroxene is a new type of material developed by humans. It is a hexagonal mineral crystal composed of zinc, iron, aluminum, silicon and oxygen atoms. Its most important physical attribute is that it has the ability to convert light energy into electrical energy, which is why it is called a ph......
tags: used energy zinc garnet grossular its
1047
Emily
Hydroxonite
Silicon carbide (SiC), also known as carborundum, is a compound of silicon and carbon with a chemical formula of SiC. It occurs in nature as the extremely rare mineral moissanite. Silicon carbide has been synthesised and studied for over a hundred years and its properties have been used in a numb......
tags: silicon material carbide silicon carbide its
1054
Emily
scandium yttrium stone
Calcite Calcite is a mineral composed of calcium carbonate. It is the mineral form of calcium carbonate and one of the most abundant minerals on Earth. Calcite has a hardness between 3 and 4 on the mohs hardness scale and has a conchoidal to sub-conchoidal fracture. It can cleave along its plane......
tags: calcite its light tantalum its chemical
1044
Liam
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