Geographic Minerals

Calumetite is a natural rarely occurring mineral. It was discovered in 1963 at the Centennial Mine near Calumet, Michigan, United States. It was named after…

Caledonite, whose name derives from Caledonia, the historical name of its place of discovery (Scotland), is a richly colored blue-green sulfate-carbonate mineral of lead and…

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Calderite is a mineral in the garnet group with the chemical formula (Mn2+, Ca)3(Fe3+, Al)2(SiO4)3. It was named after James Calder, an early writer on…

Calcite is a carbonate mineral and the most stable polymorph of calcium carbonate (CaCO3). The Mohs scale of mineral hardness, based on scratch hardness comparison,…

Calciborite, CaB2O4, is a rare calcium borate mineral. It was named after the chemical components in its composition – Calcium, and Boron. It was first…

Calaverite, or gold telluride, is an uncommon telluride of gold, a metallic mineral with the chemical formula AuTe2, with approximately 3% of the gold replaced…

Cahnite is a brittle white or colorless mineral that has perfect cleavage and is usually transparent. The chemical formula for cahnite is Ca2B[AsO4](OH)4. It is…

Cafetite is a rare titanium oxide mineral with formula (Ca, Mg)(Fe, Al)2Ti4O12·4(H2O). It is named for its composition, Ca-Fe-Ti. It is a rare titanium oxide…

Cafarsite, formula- (Ca8(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+,Mn)6-7(AsO3)12·4H2O) is a rare calcium iron arsenite mineral. Manganese and titanium occur with iron in the formula. It is the composition of the…

Cadwaladerite is a rare aluminum halide mineral with formula: AlCl(OH)2·4(H2O). It was reported for an amorphous substance associated with sulfate minerals and embedded in a…

Cadmoselite is a rare cadmium selenide mineral with chemical formula CdSe. It is a rare hexagonal cadmium selenide mineral, black to grey in color. It…