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Information and tips on mineral and fossil collecting with educational contents and articles like the rock cycle, fossil formation and Mohs hardness scale
Information on mineral collecting
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How rocks and minerals are formed Crystals, Soil, Erosion, Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic, Gemstones |
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Fossil formation |
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People would sulfur without minerals Mineral nutrients compose the world around us in the form of chemical elements |
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Mohs scale of mineral hardness Diamond, corundum, topaz, quartz, feldspar, apatite, fluorite, calcite, gypsum and talc |
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| Mars is 'covered in table salt' |
| Kryptonite discovered in mine |
| Science news |
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Native elements, sulfides, halides, oxides and hydroxides, nitrates, carbonates and borates, sulphates, molybdates and chromates, phosphates, arsenates, and vanadates, silicates and organic minerals |
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Notepad, pencils, magnifiers and microscopes, geolgist hammer, rock chissel, protective goggles, gloves, bag, helmet, lantern and helmet ligh |
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knowledge on mineral deposits, read books, speak with other collectors, identification, mines and quarries, safety, appropiate conservation |
Starting a mineral collection, classify your minerals, plastic and cardboard boxes, support for mineral eggs and spheres, a great gift
Cleaning minerals
The solubility of minerals
Mineral list and acids that they are soluble. You must to avoid the contact of the mineral with these acids unless our objective is to eliminate the mineral
