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The History of Earth in Exactly 2000 Words
The history of Earth is obviously a ginormous topic. Really,...
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What is Beryllium?
Beryllium is the chemical element in the periodic table that...
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What Is Azurite?
Azurite Azurite is a soft, deep blue copper mineral result from weathering of copper...
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What is Barite?
Barite (BaSO4) is a mineral consisting of barium sulfate. It...
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What is Bauxite?
Bauxite is a sedimentary rock with a relatively high aluminium content. It is the world's...
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What is Beryl?
The mineral beryl is a beryllium aluminium cyclosilicate with the...
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What is Augite?
Augite is a mafic mineral described chemically as (Ca, Na)(Mg,...
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What is Aurichalcite?
Aurichalcite is a mineral, usually found as a secondary mineral...
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What is Aragonite?
Aragonite is a polymorph of the mineral calcite, both having...
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What is Asbestos?
Asbestos (Greek a-, “not”; sbestos, “extinguishable”) is a group of...
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What is Amphibole?
Amphibole Amphibole defines an important group of dark-colored rock-forming inosilicate...
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