There are over 5, 300 known mineral species; over 5, 070 of these have been approved by the International Mineralogical Association ( IMA ).
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Kimberlites are peculiar igneous rocks because they contain a variety of mineral species with chemical compositions that indicate they formed under high pressure and temperature within the mantle.
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In 1810, his contribution to mineralogy was acknowledged with a new mineral species from Greenland, being named " Allanite " in his honor by Thomas Thomson.
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Foug�rite was first found in forested soils near Foug�res, Brittany, France, and recognised as a valid mineral species by the International Mineralogical Association in 2002.
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The ore body shows extreme faulting and hydrothermal upgrading, responsible for the formation of a large majority of the mineral species described from the Kalahari Manganese Fields.
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The mineral species rich in yttrium-erbium were more particularly sought after because thorium and uranium were not used in the " glower " of the Nernst lamp.
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In 1927, after a new specimen of bementite was discovered that appeared almost identical to caryopilite, it was recommended that caryopilite be invalidated as a mineral species.
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Chrysotile, a species of serpentine, is the most common mineral species in industrial asbestos, as it is less dangerous in terms of health than the amphibole asbestos.
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Primary ( magmatic ) mineral species also encountered in komatiites include olivine, the pyroxenes augite, pigeonite and bronzite, plagioclase, chromite, ilmenite and rarely pargasitic amphibole.
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"' Descloizite "'is a rare mineral species consisting of basic lead and zinc vanadate,, crystallizing in the orthorhombic crystal system and isomorphous with olivenite.
