Hauyne (also spelled haüyne) is a rare tectosilicate mineral in the sodalite group. It commonly occurs in alkaline volcanic rocks and was named in 1807 after Haüy 💎 #MineralMonday
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Blüten in Stahl gesprengt 🌼 🔨
Was bleibt, wenn man eine zarte Blüte auf einer Stahlunterlage der Schockwelle einer Sprengstoffexplosion aussetzt? Eine neue Ausstellung im Foyer der terra mineralia zeigt die verblüffenden Ergebnisse einer ungewöhnlichen Versuchsreihe im Untertagelabor des Freiberger Hochdruckforschungszentrums.
Mini-Ausstellung „Exploded Flowers“ im Foyer der terra mineralia Freiberg bis Juni 2026
Foto: Andreas Hiekel
Mineral Monday! Is it glaucophane, chloritoid, or blue-green amphibole in Dutchess Co. NY? See our other social media feeds for more. By Donna Whitney et al. #MSACommunications #MineralMonday #thinsection #glaucophane #chloritoid #amphibole #DutchessCounty
Mineral Monday: the MSA You Tube channel MSA has a You tube channel: www.youtube.com/channel/UC43D1PLrmBkChtrsNi2y7YQ Featured in this post are images from Jeff Scovil’s video on photographing minerals: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EgvXuBibuA&t=711s #MSACommunications #MineralMonday #mineral #Youtube
Mineral Monday! Presented here is a selection from Steinbilder (“Rock Pictures”), a series of digitally-worked abstract artworks by Roger Mitchell, using petrological images as a starting point. #MSACommunications #MineralMonday #thinsection #art #abstractart
Mineral Monday! New Museum Exhibit: Unearthed: Raw Beauty By Aaron Celestian "UnEarthed: Raw Beauty” will open at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. More info: nhm.org/unearthed-rare-mineral-exhibition #MSACommunications #MineralMonday #Museum #NaturalHistoryMuseum #rareminerals
#Carrollite from Congo at the Tucson show #OreCup #MineralMonday
#Carrollite from Congo at the Tucson show #OreCup #MineralMonday
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Mineral Monday! It’s all Silica By Bernardo Cesare Quartzine is a variety of chalcedony: called "length-slow chalcedony" and usually intergrown with the more common type of fibrous "length-fast" chalcedony. #MSACommunications #MineralMonday #mineralogy #Quartzine #Chalcedony #quartz
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Goethite ( α-Fe3+O(OH)) aggregate resembling Big Chap
Mineral Monday: Nahcolite stalactites By Aaron Celestian This nahcolite (NaHCO₃) specimen has a rare stalactitic growth habit. It formed through precipitation, accumulating from supersaturated solutions dripping from cave ceilings or mine workings. #MSACommuncations #MineralMonday #nahcolite
Mineral Monday: Roses of Scapolite By Sophia Ortner, UC Santa Barbara The scapolite rosettes appear to have formed by sulfide breakdown in the presence of an oxidizing fluid. #MSACommunications #MineralMonday #Scapolite #Silvialite #Meionite #Pentlandite #DepartmentsinAction
Mineral Monday: ‘Rocks and Minerals Down the Microscope’ at U Maine Farmington By Larry Tuttle The ‘Rocks and Minerals Down the Microscope’ geoart exhibition will be on display until November 19, 2025. #MSACommunications #MineralMonday #Geoart #EarthScienceWeek #minerals #DepartmentsInAction
Mineral Monday: Thaumasite Distress in Concrete Thaumasite is a rare but highly destructive mineral phase that can form in concrete under specific conditions, leading to severe deterioration. #MSACommunications #MineralMonday #concrete #thaumasite
A new study reveals how diamond-rich melts from deep within Earth’s mantle make it to the surface 🌋💎#MineralMonday
Mineral Monday: Battle between the Bands The presence of low-Al komatiite-like rocks in the early oceanic crust were the reason for both the formation of BIFs and their abundance in the Archaean/early Proterozoic era. #MSACommunications #MineralMonday #BIF #bandedironformations
September 29, 1839, German mineralogist Carl Friedrich Christian Mohs dies after a short illness during a field-trip to Agordo in the Dolomites.
He published some of the first popular field-guides for mineral identification. Unlike other publications at the time - often requesting complex chemical analysis - Mohs focused on easy to identify properties of minerals like crystal shape, taste, odor, color and hardness.
"Ruri Rocks" also known as" Introduction to Mineralogy," is a Japanese manga and anime series featuring rock & mineral hunting 💎🪨⛏️ #MineralMonday
Mineral Monday: Embracing the future of mining careers starting with Generation Z By Harriet Naakai Tetteh & Zohreh Kazemi Motlagh ResearchGate Link: www.researchgate.net/publication/... #MSACommunications #MineralMonday #CareersinMining
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