Category:Minerals
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English: Minerals are natural compounds formed through geological processes. The term "mineral" encompasses not only the material's chemical composition but also the mineral structures. Minerals range in composition from pure elements and simple salts to very complex silicates with thousands of known forms (organic compounds are usually excluded). The study of minerals is called mineralogy.
- Note: this category is based on International Mineralogical Association - Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (IMA-CNMNC)'s Master List of Minerals. Mindat.org prefers to give the chemical formula range of a mineral as it was found in nature. The IMA-CNMNC Database of Mineral Properties prefers to give the chemical formula of the definition of a mineral as a solid solution end member. [1]
- References: Mindat.org, Handbook of Mineralogy (Mineralogical Society of America), Mineralienatlas, Rruff Project/ IMA and The New IMA List of Minerals – A Work in Progress – Updated: November 2020
Subcategories
This category has the following 53 subcategories, out of 53 total.
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- Valued images of minerals (172 F)
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- Rock-forming minerals (7 F)
- Salt minerals (1 F)
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- Minerals to check (51 F)
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- Charoitite (3 F)
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G
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- Indicator minerals (1 F)
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- Kryptonite (3 F)
- Kyawthuit (empty)
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- Phosphorescent Minerals (2 F)
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Pages in category "Minerals"
The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
Media in category "Minerals"
The following 29 files are in this category, out of 29 total.
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ADL E6311.jpg 3,024 × 4,032; 4.85 MB
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Copper specimen on display.jpg 2,872 × 2,036; 1.26 MB
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DSC 0007 (4715500719).jpg 3,872 × 2,592; 2.86 MB
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Edelstein-Schwibbogen Tannenbergsthal, Infotafel (1).jpg 4,000 × 3,000; 3.88 MB
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Edelstein-Schwibbogen Tannenbergsthal, Infotafel (2).jpg 4,000 × 3,000; 3.34 MB
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In einer Box 002 2017 08 05.jpg 4,808 × 3,648; 5.74 MB
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LASTEX.jpg 1,080 × 809; 78 KB
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LiBs-Critical.png 1,391 × 742; 45 KB
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Makrofotografie hlíny.jpg 4,128 × 3,096; 4.42 MB
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Messestand Mineralien.jpg 5,712 × 4,284; 4 MB
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Museo GeoPunto, ex miniera GennaLuas, Iglesias - Sezione Petrografica.jpg 1,280 × 445; 240 KB
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Museo Ing. Porfirio Padilla Lara 01.jpg 4,032 × 3,024; 3.12 MB
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Museo Ing. Porfirio Padilla Lara.jpg 3,024 × 4,032; 3.07 MB
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Museo storia naturale Gagliole - Sala minerali.jpg 4,000 × 2,667; 1.75 MB
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Price-developments-of-minerals-and-metals-by-category-january-2020-april-2024.png 1,200 × 1,000; 118 KB
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Smithsonite, halite and Romanichite.jpg 3,673 × 1,996; 1.05 MB
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Stone's heart (3244546056).jpg 2,949 × 2,055; 1.02 MB
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TerraX Minerals (36856416196).jpg 1,920 × 1,280; 827 KB
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TerraX Minerals (37044554765).jpg 1,920 × 1,280; 759 KB
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Vetrina minerali 1.jpg 4,624 × 3,468; 5.57 MB
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Vetrina minerali 2.jpg 4,624 × 3,468; 5.21 MB
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Vetrina minerali 3.jpg 4,624 × 3,468; 4.38 MB
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Vetrina minerali 4.jpg 4,624 × 3,468; 5.08 MB
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Vetrina minerali 5.jpg 4,624 × 3,468; 5.14 MB
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Vial of presolar grains in suspension.jpg 2,328 × 3,104; 4.33 MB
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