Archive for the 'Halide Minerals' Category

Mineral Laurionite

Thursday, November 29th, 2007

The chemical composition of the mineral Laurionite is indicated by the formula PbClOH, a Lead Chloride Hydroxide. This Laurionite belongs to the Halides mineral class. Laurionite is most commonly used as mineral specimen and it is often found exhibiting nice and fascinating appearance when viewed under geological polarizing light microscopes. Mineral Laurionite is also considered [...]

Mineral Halite

Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007

The chemical composition of the mineral Halite is indicated by the formula NaCl, a Sodium Chloride. This Halite belongs to the Halides mineral class. Halite is actually considered as a major source of salt and it is also used as mineral specimen. Mineral Halite is much well known as rock salt. It can be easily [...]

Mineral Fluorite

Wednesday, September 5th, 2007

The chemical composition of the mineral Fluorite is indicated by the formula CaF2, a Calcium Fluoride. This Fluorite belongs to the Halides mineral class. Fluorite is used as a flux in iron smelting. It is also considered as a rare gemstone that usually exhibits a nice and fascinating appearance when viewed under gemological microscopes. Fluorite [...]

Mineral Fiedlerite

Saturday, August 18th, 2007

??? ??? ??? The chemical composition of the mineral Fiedlerite is indicated by the formula Pb3Cl4F(OH)2, a Lead Chloride Fluoride Hydroxide. This Fiedlerite belongs to the Halides mineral class. Fiedlerite is only used as a mineral specimen and it is commonly found exhibiting interesting microscope appearance when viewed under geological polarizing light microscopes. Fiedlerite is [...]

Mineral Diaboleite

Saturday, July 28th, 2007

??? ??? ??? The chemical composition of the mineral Diaboleite is indicated by the formula CuPb2Cl2(OH)4, a Hydrated Copper Lead Chloride Hydroxide. This Diaboleite belongs to the Halides mineral class. Mineral Diaboleite is commonly used as a mineral specimen and it usually exhibits a nice and interesting microscope images under polarized light microscopes. Mineral Diaboleite [...]

Mineral Boleite

Saturday, July 14th, 2007

The chemical composition of the mineral Boleite is indicated by Pb26Cu24Ag10Cl62(OH)48-3H2O, Hydrated Lead Copper Silver Chloride Hydroxide. This Boleite belongs to the Halides mineral class. Mineral Boleite is of great interest to serious collectors of twinned minerals, rare halides and silver minerals. Boleite minerals are also considered pretty and usually displaying splendid and interesting microscope [...]

Mineral Cryolite

Wednesday, July 4th, 2007

The chemical composition of mineral Cryolite is indicated by the formula Na3AlF6, a Sodium Aluminum Fluoride. This Cryolite belongs to the Halides mineral class. Mineral Cryolite is commonly used as an aid to aluminum processing. It has also many industrial uses and most commonly, it is used as a mineral specimen. As a mineral specimen, [...]

Mineral Cumengite

Wednesday, July 4th, 2007

The chemical composition of mineral Cumengite is indicated by the formula Pb21Cu20Cl42(OH)40, a Lead Copper Chloride Hydroxide. This Cumengite belongs to the Halides mineral class. Mineral Cumengite is commonly used as a mineral specimen, which is usually found exhibiting a nice and splendid microscope views under polarized microscopes. Cumengite is also considered a very minor [...]

Mineral Bideauxite

Wednesday, July 4th, 2007

The chemical composition of mineral Bideauxite is indicated by the formula Pb2AgCl3(F,OH)2, a Lead Silver Chloride Fluoride Hydroxide. This Bideauxite belongs to the Halides mineral class. Bideauxite is really a beautiful mineral that is usually found forming well-shaped cubic crystals, which look like fluorite cubes. However, the color that is exhibited by Bideauxite is considered [...]

Mineral Calomel

Wednesday, July 4th, 2007

The chemical composition of the mineral Calomel is indicated by the formula HgCl, a Mercury Chloride. This Calomel belongs to the Halides mineral class. Mineral Calomel is a considerably rare mineral. This Calomel mineral is never found in large quantities in any of its types of locality. It is also referred to as the mineral [...]