by Gelogia | Oct 7, 2024 | Crystallography & Mineral Optics, Mineralogy
Crystal symmetry refers to the regular arrangement of faces, edges, and other structural features in a crystal. This regularity constitutes the crystal’s symmetry. The degree of symmetry varies in different minerals and is employed in the classification of...
by Gelogia | Oct 6, 2024 | Crystallography & Mineral Optics, Mineralogy
A Crystal system includes all the symmetry classes that share a similar constant of lattice parallelepiped. The classes are grouped into six crystal systems based on the absence or presence of certain types of rotation axes. Also, we can say that the basis of...
by Gelogia | Feb 16, 2022 | Mineralogy, Petrology, Structural Geology
The study of rock deformation needs knowledge of the physical properties of rock about deformation. These properties are concerned either with elastic or with plastic deformation or with rupture. Table of Content Elastic propertiesPlastic propertiesRuptureBrittle...
by Gelogia | Feb 11, 2022 | Crystallography & Mineral Optics, Mineralogy
Before we learn about mineral types, we must know what minerals are. There are a few characteristics before we identify or call a mineral. Characteristics are: Naturally Occurring – Substances produced in the lab or the industry are not...
by Gelogia | Jan 16, 2022 | Economic Geology, Mineralogy, Petrology
Ore is a naturally occurring sediment or rock deposit that contains one or two or more number of economically valuable minerals. E.g. Hematite, Magnetite, Basalt etc. The ore needs to find first, then extracted from the earth through mining. The concentration of...
