Iron minerals

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 102. Chapters: Olivine, Hematite, Pyrite, Hornblende, Limonite, Biotite, Tourmaline, Kamacite, Goethite, Columbite, Ilmenite, Pentlandite, Gadolinite, Chalcopyrite, Actinolite, Arsenopyrite, Taranakite, Vermiculite, Magnetite, Balangeroite, Pyrrhotite, Serpentine group, Armalcolite, Ferrihydrite, Vauxite, Tuperssuatsiaite, Jarosite, Whiteite, Clinohumite, Hedenbergite, Cordierite, Coyoteite, Chamosite, Chromite, Demantoid, Zemannite, Pyroxferroite, Cyrilovite, Lodestone, Chondrodite, Wüstite, Enstatite, Melilite, Epidote, Tsumcorite, Cummingtonite, Cleusonite, Phlogopite, Marcasite, Bonaccordite, Iron(II) sulfide, Anthophyllite, Beraunite, Allanite, Andradite, Taconite, Staurolite, Tranquillityite, Omphacite, Vivianite, Riebeckite, Rhodonite, Eudialyte, Siderite, Aegirine, Sewardite, Pharmacosiderite, Glauconite, Bornite, Copiapite, Fayalite, Pigeonite, Violarite, Bilinite, Samarskite, Kamiokite, Bronzite, Glaucophane, Wolframite, Hypersthene, Bixbyite, Mooihoekite, Loveringite, Arfvedsonite, Astrophyllite, Tetrahedrite, Maghemite, Chaidamuite, Emmonsite, Loellingite, Osumilite, Chloritoid, Fukuchilite, Schreibersite, Cobaltite, Switzerite, Macaulayite, Saponite, Lepidocrocite, Amarantite, Taenite, Coconinoite, Greigite, Triplite, Lulzacite, Ankerite, Babingtonite, Ericssonite, Umber, Safflorite, Zairite, Augite, Chlorastrolite, Cubanite, Germanite, Ilvaite, Halotrichite, Jamesonite, Zinnwaldite, Emery, Ludwigite, Beudantite, Lazulite, Galaxite, Cronstedtite, Stannite, Phosphophyllite, Ferroselite, Melanterite, Cerite, Sekaninaite, Jacobsite, Glaucodot, Warwickite, Ferberite, Celadonite, Sugilite, Fougerite, Corkite, Arthurite, Triploidite, Bukovskyite, Siderotil, Chapmanite, Aenigmatite, Axinite, Childrenite, Anapaite, Rozenite, Diadochite, Antitaenite, Bukovite, Scorzalite, Zanazziite, Freibergite, Cylindrite, Schwertmannite, Graftonite, Talnakhite, Indite, Magnesioferrite, Scorodite, Berthierite, Cohenite, Aeschynite-(Y), Gormanite, Purpurite, Franklinite, Hercynite, Crossite, Haggertyite, Hapkeite, Aerinite, Roaldite, Smaltite, Zircophyllite, Feroxyhyte, Grunerite, Calderite, Lyonsite, Alloclasite, Zincobotryogen, Iron sulfide, Hydrous ferric oxides, Akaganéite, Trevorite, Fluorichterite, Segelerite, Hisingerite, Briartite, Niningerite, Oregonite, Homilite, Delvauxite, Xifengite, Jeffersonite, Zhemchuzhnikovite, Kremersite, Wagnerite, Mohrite, Allabogdanite, Ottrelite, Quenstedtite, Alluaudite, Haxonite, Knebelite, Sabieite, Thuringite, Keilite, Kaatialaite, Kankite. Excerpt: Tourmaline is a crystal boron silicate mineral compounded with elements such as aluminium, iron, magnesium, sodium, lithium, or potassium. Tourmaline is classified as a semi-precious stone and the gem comes in a wide variety of colors. The name comes from the Sinhalese word "Thuramali" (¿¿¿¿¿¿) or "Thoramalli" (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿), which applied to different gemstones found in Sri Lanka. Brightly colored Sri Lankan gem tourmalines were brought to Europe in great quantities by the Dutch East India Company to satisfy a demand for curiosities and gems. At the time it was not realised that schorl and tourmaline were the same mineral. Schorl species: Elbaite species: named after the island of Elba, Italy The most common species of tourmaline is schorl. It may account for 95% or more of all tourmaline in nature. The early history of the mineral schorl shows that the name "schorl" was in use prior to 1400 because a village known today as Zschorlau (in ...