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Cordierite (mineralogy) or
iolite (gemology) is a
magnesium iron
aluminium cyclosilicate. Iron is
almost always present, and a
solid solution exists between...
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common filter is made of
cordierite (a
ceramic material that is also used as
catalytic converter supports (cores)).
Cordierite filters provide excellent...
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Cordierites is a
genus of
fungi in the
family Cordieritidaceae. The
genus name of
Cordierites is in
honour of François
Simon Cordier (1797-1874), a French...
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unaided eye,
there are
often larger crystals (porphyroblasts) of
cordierite,
garnet or
andalusite scattered through the fine matrix, and
these may...
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plagioclase +
garnet ±
orthopyroxene (higher pressure) In metapelites:
garnet +
cordierite +
sillimanite + K-feldspar +
quartz ±
biotite sapphirine + orthopyroxene...
- ((Fe+2,Mg)2Al4Si5O18) is a
silicate mineral, the iron-rich
analogue of
cordierite. It was
first described in 1968 for an
occurrence in Dolní Bory, Vysočina...
- blue-yellow / blue-colorless
Benitoite (strong):
colorless / dark blue
Cordierite (aka Iolite) (orthorhombic; very strong): pale
yellow /
violet / pale...
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Clinochlore Clinohumite Clinozoisite Clintonite Cobaltite Colemanite Cordierite Iolite (var.)
Cornwallite Corundum Ruby (var.)
Sapphire (var.) Padparadscha...
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abundance of
microscopic inclusions, with
examples including opal and
cordierite, jadeite. Many
minerals with a
greasy lustre also feel
greasy to the touch...
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distinctive minerals, such as garnet, staurolite, kyanite, sillimanite, or
cordierite.
Because schists are a very
large class of
metamorphic rock, geologists...
