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Why collect minerals? Written - 6th Apr 2010
Edited - 31st Mar 2019
Mineral samples and crystals have been collected since our rst ancestors saw them. Several prehistoric
burial sites contain various mineral portions and crystals which were used for religious purposes.
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Gemstones are the wealth of the Earth; each stone is unique and cannot be imitated by man. Mineral 
collecting gained popularity during the Victorian age. Queens, Kings, and sovereigns across Europe
accumulated minerals at a furious pace, often challenging one another for the premium material available.

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Every great European city keeps a mineral collection within a well-built and secure natural history
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museum. A perfect example is the well-known British artist and writer, John Ruskin (1821-1910) who
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maintained a huge mineral collection. The United States also had several 18th and 19th century’s Mineral Slabs
collectors of note.
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One of the most famous collectible items was preserved by Washington Augustus Roebling. His
compilation was the origin for one of America’s most signi cant collections which can be found in the
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National History at Smithsonian. Specimens In Ancient Greek
Mine at Attica
There are shows and displays in Europe and the US. Some famous places are Denver, Munich and Tucson 1st Apr 2019
that show most of the well-known collectibles. Demand for minerals is increasing due to the wealth being Mining for mineral specimens in
ancient greek mine at attica...
created in Asia and the opening up of new mining areas located in South America, China and Pakistan.

Mines that vanished for 50 or 100 years are also now being revived and modi ed just to extract ne Serpentine Mineral
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specimens. New regions around the world are being discovered by mineral dealers with new discovered The term serpentine does not refer
minerals. to one single mineral...

What are Minerals?

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Minerals are the structural blocks of rocks there are over 4,900 known mineral species. Below are some of
Marcasite is found worldwide and is
the essential characteristics of minerals: an attractive and common...

Minerals can be found in the earth and are physically occurring matter. They are usually found in rocks,
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water and dirt. Some minerals such as silver or gold are composed of only one element. 1st Apr 2019
Amber is known as a gemstone
Other minerals such as calcite and quartz are a combination of two or more components. Minerals always which glistens and glows...
have an identical element makeup. For instance, quartz is composed of one part silicon and two parts
oxygen. Minerals are typically in solid crystals with numerous at surfaces.

For example a crystal of quartz is in hexagonal shape because of how the atoms of silicon and oxygen have
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combined together. Generally oxygen is a component of several minerals. Minerals composing oxygen
make up almost half of the earth’s crust.
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Other widespread minerals are mica, horneblend and feldspar. The most exceptional and costly minerals
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are known as gems. Rubies, emeralds, and diamonds are perfect examples of such minerals. Silver and gold which for many years was...
are also well-known minerals, and these natural substances are utilized to create beautiful jewellery.
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You are most likely wondering how experts have identi ed the more than 4,900 minerals. Well, minerals Ever since their origin thousands of
have de nite properties, or features that allow us to identify them. Minerals can be recognized by their years ago ancient egyptians...
shade, patina, streak, cleavage, resistance, speci c signi cance, and even by their element composition.
Below are the speci c properties of the minerals together with some examples of minerals that facilitate 04 April Birthstone -
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have one of...
Shade:
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Several minerals are discovered in certain shades. In addition weathering may vary the shade of the 8th May 2019
mineral. Example: quartz arrives in different colours: clear, milky and rose. Determining the value of gemstones
is one of the most...
Patina:
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Patina is the manner in how a mineral replicates light. Minerals can be illustrated as sharp, pearly, smooth,
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shiny, greasy, luminous, or dull. For illustration, diamonds are radiant. Talc has a greasy patina, quartz has 7th May 2019
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a smooth lustre, and gypsum has a radiant lustre. Pyrite or fool’s gold, as it is sometimes referred, has a
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sharp lustre.

Streak:

Streak is the colour of a minerals powder. Many minerals display different colours when powerdered than
than in solid form. A streak can be obtained by dragging an edge across plate typically porcelain tile. For an
illustration, pyrite has a metallic and yellow tinted. Yet it makes a green and black streak once rubbed on
an uneven surface.

Cleavage:

Cleavage takes place when de nite minerals rupture in an exact way. For instance, galena cleaves formed
into diminutive cubes while, Mica cleaves into emaciated sheets. Calcite cleaves into diagonal bricks.
Feldspar split into modest steps and quartz cleaves into uneven chunks.

Resistance:

Resistance is found by how simple or hard it is to scrape a mineral. For example, Talc, the softest mineral
identi ed, can be smashed through your ngernail. Diamond, the hardest mineral, can scrape other
minerals but cannot be scraped by them.

Speci c Signi cance:

Speci c signi cance of a mineral is based on its comparative weight compared to the mass of an equal
degree of water. It establishes the solidity of the mineral. Two different minerals may be a similar size, but
their mass may be different. Water has a particular signi cance of one.

Signi cance of Minerals

Most of the time mineral resources are not totally consistent in their composition, sometimes it may be
too loutish or uneven in size and too pitiable in grade.
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