Minerals & Ore Deposits 1-24
24 entries in the Minerals & Ore Deposits compendium.
PegmatiteCoarse-grained igneous rock hosting Earth's largest crystals.PentlanditeKey nickel ore found in ultramafic rocks.PerovskiteMineral whose structure enables diverse engineered materials.PetalitePetalite, also known as castorite, is a lithium aluminum phyllosilicate mineral with the fPhosphate mineralMinerals containing phosphate anion, key to fertilizers and industry.PolluciteA zeolite mineral and major caesium ore.PsilomelaneA group of hard black manganese oxides used as ore.PyrolusiteA black manganese ore used in glassmaking, batteries, and pigments.RealgarA historic arsenic sulfide mineral used as pigment and poison.RhodochrositeA rose-red manganese carbonate mineral and national gemstone of Argentina.RutileCommon titanium dioxide mineral with high refractive index and optical uses.ScheeliteCalcium tungstate mineral, ore of tungsten, named after Carl Wilhelm Scheele.SideriteCarbonate iron ore with historical steel-making significance.Silicate mineralSilicate minerals form 90% of Earth's crust.SkutteruditeCobalt arsenide mineral with thermoelectric applications.SmithsoniteA zinc carbonate mineral named after James Smithson.SodaliteA blue tectosilicate mineral used as an ornamental gemstone.SperryliteSperrylite is the most common platinum mineral, named after chemist Francis L. Sperry.SphaleritePrimary zinc ore, named for its deceptive appearance.Spinel groupA class of cubic minerals with diverse cation substitutions.SpodumeneA pyroxene mineral and major source of lithium.StauroliteA cross-shaped mineral used to gauge metamorphic conditions.StibniteA sulfide mineral and key source of antimony.Sulfate mineralMinerals containing the sulfate ion, common in evaporites and hydrothermal settings.
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