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Scheelite is a calcium tungstate mineral with the chemical formula Ca W O 4.It is an important ore of tungsten (wolfram). Scheelite is originally named after Swedish chemist Carl Wilhelm Scheele (1742–1786).
Bornite, also known as peacock ore, is a sulfide mineral with chemical composition Cu 5 Fe S 4 that crystallizes in the orthorhombic system (pseudo-cubic). It is an important copper ore. It is an important copper ore.
Wolframite ore exhibits massive form with a dark grey to reddish black coloration. [5] Wolframite in its pure crystal form exhibits a monoclinic crystal system with a perfect cleavage of {010} and an iron black color. Wolframite in its crystalline form also displays lamellar and prismatic habit. [10]
Cartoon cross-section showing manto ore deposits (USGS) [1] A polymetallic replacement deposit, also known as carbonate replacement deposit or high-temperature carbonate-hosted Ag-Pb-Zn deposit, [2] is an orebody of metallic minerals formed by the replacement of sedimentary, usually carbonate rock, by metal-bearing solutions in the vicinity of igneous intrusions. [3]
An ore, or possibly an element, which provides immense amounts of energy. Found on Gilligan's Island, it is unstable and likely to explode outside its natural environment. Taydenite Ben 10: An extremely hard gem, and the most precious material in the galaxy, used as both currency and fuel for spaceships.
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Pyrargyrite silver ore from the Comstock Lode, Storey Co., Nevada, US Although the red silver ores afford a good example of isomorphism, they rarely form mixtures; pyrargyrite rarely contains as much as 3% of arsenic replacing antimony , and the same is true of antimony in proustite.
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