Nickel – a Geographical Element

Nickel – a Geographical Element

Nickel is a naturally occurring metallic element with a silvery-white, shiny appearance. It is a chemical element with the symbol Ni and atomic number 28.…
Nichromite: Properties and Occurrences

Nichromite: Properties and Occurrences

Nichromite (Ni, Co, Fe)(Cr, Fe, Al)2O4 is a black cubic metallic mineral and a member of the spinel group. It is an isometric-hexoctahedral black mineral…
Neptunite – Properties and Occurrences

Neptunite – Properties and Occurrences

Neptunite is a potassium sodium lithium iron manganese titanium mineral. It is a silicate mineral with the formula KNa2Li(Fe2+, Mn2+)2Ti2Si8O24. It is a rare crystal,…
Népouite – a Rare Geographic Minerals

Népouite – a Rare Geographic Minerals

Népouite is a rare nickel silicate mineral that has the apple green color typical of such compounds. Népouite, lizardite and pecoraite are all members of…
Bluebellite – Properties and Occurrences

Bluebellite – Properties and Occurrences

Bluebellite is a mineral discovered in 2013 in the Blue Bell Mine in the Mojave Desert, California at the same time as the discovery of…
Nepheline: Properties and Occurrences

Nepheline: Properties and Occurrences

Nepheline is an important feldspathoid mineral. It also called nephelite, is a rock-forming mineral in the feldspathoid group: a silica-undersaturated aluminosilicate, Na3KAl4Si4O16, that occurs in…
Nenadkevichite: Properties and Occurrences

Nenadkevichite: Properties and Occurrences

Nenadkevichite is an orthorhombic hydrated silicate of sodium, calcium, niobium, and titanium, which occurs as pale yellow crystals. It is a rare silicate mineral containing…
Nelenite: Properties and Occurrences

Nelenite: Properties and Occurrences

Nelenite is a rare manganese iron phyllosilicate arsenate mineral found in Franklin Furnace, New Jersey. It is a trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral brown mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen,…
Auricupride – a natural alloy

Auricupride – a natural alloy

Auricupride is a natural alloy that combines copper and gold. Its chemical formula is Cu3Au. It is named after its chemical composition, being a natural…
Schreibersite – a rare iron-nickel phosphide mineral

Schreibersite – a rare iron-nickel phosphide mineral

Schreibersite is a mineral consisting of a phosphide of iron and nickel and occurring in meteorites. It is generally a rare iron-nickel phosphide mineral, (Fe,…
Allabogdanite – a very rare phosphide mineral

Allabogdanite – a very rare phosphide mineral

Allabogdanite is a very rare phosphide mineral with the formula (Fe, Ni)2P, found in 1994 in a meteorite. It is the only known natural high-pressure…
Nekrasovite: properties and occurrences

Nekrasovite: properties and occurrences

Nekrasovite is a rare copper vanadium sulfosalt mineral with formula Cu26V2(Sn,As,Sb)6S32. It is an isometric-hextetrahedral reddish brown mineral containing antimony, arsenic, copper, iron, sulfur, tin,…
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