Non Metallic Minerals
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Barite Barite (BaSO4) is a barium sulphate mineral occurring in hydrothermal veins, mainly in limestone. It is the ore of barium and used as a drillers weighting agent.Barite
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Phosphorus-Oxide Phosphorus has two oxides, one being Phosphorus Trioxide and the other Phosphorus Pentoxide. Both structured as the same elemental white phosphorus.Phosphorus-Oxide
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Rutile Rutile is a mineral containing titanium dioxide (Ti02) found in beach sands. It is a major component of ore deposits and heavy minerals.Rutile
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Feldspar Feldspar comes from the German name "feld" and "spath", meaning a rock, which doesn't contain "ore". Feldspar name was created. Feldspar is also know as "Moonstone".Feldspar
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Marble Marble is a rock composed of recrystallised carbonate minerals, usually dolomite or calcite. It is commonly used in the construction industry and by sculptors.Marble
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Sandstone All sandstones are comprised of the same general minerals that create its framework components such as feldspars, quartz and lithic fragments.Sandstone
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Talc Talc (H2Mg3(Si03)4 or Mg3Si4010(OH)2) is widely recognised in common usage as talcum powder, it is not soluble in water and is often found as a metamorphic rock such as soapstone.Talc
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Garnet Latin word "granum" which means "grain". Relating to the shape of the Garnet being of round shape and quite similar to the seeds of the fruit pomegranate. Garnet is also January's Birthstone.Garnet
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Mica Mica is a Latin word meaning "crumb". rnMica is very valuable in this world today as it's light weight is beneficial to the electrical and insulation industries.Mica
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Tellurium The element tellurium is often found combined with gold when gold is in a chemical compound state. It is more common in the wider universe than it is on Earth.Tellurium
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Leucoxene Leucoxene consists of anatase or rutile. It is found in iron ore and igneous rock deposits resulting from ilemenite, titanite or perovskite alteration.Leucoxene
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Dolomite Dolomite is composed of calcium magnesium carbonate (CaMg(CO3)2. It is a carbonate mineral and descriptive of the sedimentary carbonate rock dolostone.Dolomite
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Phosphate-Oxide Phosphate Oxide is a commercially important phosphate compound, particularly white phosphorus that forms phosphorus pentoxide when burned.Phosphate-Oxide
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Attapulgite Attapulgite is sometimes known as Fullers Earth to many people. It is a mineral clay that has a high absorbent quality making it highly sought after.Attapulgite
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Rare-Earths Australia has almost as much Rare Earth resources as does China. If it is written as resource per capita, Australia has the world's second richest population.Rare-Earths
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Mineral-Sands Mineral sands are old beach sands that contain monazite, zircon, ilmenite and rutile. They are often referred to as 'heavy minerals.'Mineral-Sands
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Sapphire Australian mines have produced world class commercial quality sapphires for over 50 years although they are often marketed as having an overseas origin.Sapphire
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Bismuth Bismuth (Bi) a crystalline white metal with a pink tinge. It is the most diamagnetic and has the second lowest thermal conductivity of all metals.Bismuth
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Kyanite Kyanite is a mineral commonly found as a bladed crystal but sometimes as a mass of crystals. It is often associated with corundum, staurolite and garnet.Kyanite
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Ruby Ruby is a blood red to pink coloured gem that belongs to the group of four precious gemstones that include diamond, emerald and sapphire.Ruby
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Carbon Carbon (C) is most commonly derived from coal deposits. It is the sixth most abundant element in the universe and exists as diamond, graphite or amorphous.Carbon
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Silica-Sand Silica sand is very common throughout the world and has had a wide range of uses since ancient times. Silica is a chemical compound with a formula of Si02.Silica-Sand
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Ilmenite Ilmenite (FeTiO) is a crystalline titanium oxide of steel grey or iron black colour that is weakly magnetic. It is sought for the production of titanium.Ilmenite
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Jade Jade is a term used to describe two different metamorphic rocks; jadeite and nephrite, that are composed of different silicate minerals but refer to an identical ornamental stone.Jade
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Limestone Limestone is a common sedimentary rock made up of the minerals aragonite and calcite which represent differing crystallisation of calcium carbonate (CaCo3).Limestone
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Phosphate Phosphate occurs in nature as the element phosphorus which is found in many phosphate minerals. It is a name given to rocks containing phosphate ions.Phosphate
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Clay Clay is a mineral that shows plastic properties when damp or wet but hardens considerably when dried, particularly when fired.Clay
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Opal Opal is a rare and precious sedimentary stone. Every opal is unique, and their delicateness means they require special care.Opal
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Gypsum Gypsum (CaSO4.2H2O) is a hydrated calcium sulphate, a soft mineral that is widely mined for its many uses, particularly for fertiliser and plaster.Gypsum
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Cassiterite Cassiterite (SnO2) is the primary ore from which tin is derived. It is a mineral found in pegmatites and hydrothermal veins associated with granite.Cassiterite
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Vermiculite Vermiculite is the name for hydrated laminar magnesium-aluminium-iron silicate, it looks like mica and has been used in many industries for more than 80 years.Vermiculite
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Bentonite Bentonite is a industrial used compound that originates from volcanic fly ashBentonite
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Ammonium-Nitrate TAN, the main ingredient in the explosive ANFO, is fully manufactured as a synthetic, although it can be found as a natural mineral.Ammonium-Nitrate
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Kaolin Kaolin, that is often referred to as “China Clay,” is a white soft clay product that is important in the making of porcelain, china, paint, rubber and paper.Kaolin
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Graphite Graphite is carbon in its most stable form. It is regarded as being the highest grade of coal but is hard to ignite. It is the 'lead' in lead pencils.Graphite
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Salt There are two main types of salt, table salt and flake salt.Salt
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Cement Portland cement is the most common type of cement used throughout the modern world. It is made by heating limestone with small quantities of clay.Cement
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Diamond Diamond, famously known as a girl’s best friend, is simply carbon at its greatest concentration.Diamond
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Shale-Oil Shale oil, sometimes called kerogen oil, is an unconventional way of producing oil products. An important way of ensuring Australia ongoing energy needs.Shale-Oil
