Galena (group)
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Alabandite , Niningerite , Altaite , Galena , Clausthalite , Oldhamite
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4
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SXES
Group
Gallium arsenide
GaAs
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Open
A crystal of gallium arsenide
(C) 2007 W. Oelen (via Wikimedia Commons). CC-BY-SA-3.0
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2
3
SXES
Synthetic , Compound, Arsenide
Gallium nitride
GaN
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Open
Monocrystal of gallium nitride
Photo by Opto-p , Public Domain
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7
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CL/SEM
Synthetic , Compound, Nitride
Gallium orthophosphate
GaPO4
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2
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PL/UV
Phosphate , Orthophosphate , Compound
Gallium oxyhydroxide
GaOOH
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4
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IR
Hydroxide, Compound
Gallium phosphide
GaP
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Open
GaP wafer, one-side polished, S-doped n-type, sample length ~2 cm, thickness 0.430 mm
Photo by Materialscientist, CC BY-SA 4.0
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1
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CL/SEM
Compound, Synthetic
Garnet
(FeII ,Mn,Ca)3 Al2 (SiO4 )3 , (FeII ,Mg)3 Al2 (SiO4 )3 , (Ca,FeII )3 Al2 (SiO4 )3 , X 3 Z 2 (SiO4 )3 , X =Mg,Ca,Fe,Mn, Z =Al,Fe,Cr,V
Nesosilicate
Majorite , Almandine , Momoiite , Uvarovite , Knorringite , Grossular (var. Fe) , Skiagite , Menzerite-(Y) , Eringaite , Calderite , Goldmanite , Morimotoite , Andradite-Grossular (series) , Pyrope , Spessartine
Open
Garnet specimen from Idaho, USA
Photo by Chip Clark, via Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
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CL, EDS, Reflectance, SXES
Aluminosilicate , Silicate, Group
Garnierite
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2
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0
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Informal
Gaspéite
NiCO3
Calcite (group) , Minerals containing CO3
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3
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Carbonate , Mineral
Gearksutite
CaAlF4 (OH)·H2 O
Minerals containing H2O , Minerals containing OH
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Open
Gearksutite (white) on creedite (orange), from Navidad Mine, Abasolo, Rodeo, Municipio de Rodeo, Durango, Mexico
Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com – CC-BY-SA-3.0
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4
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PL, PL/XL
Hydroxide , Mineral, Hydrated
Gehlenite
Ca2 Al(SiAl)O7
Åkermanite-Gehlenite (series)
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Open
Sharp crystals of gehlenite to 6mm, from Monzoni Mts, Fassa Valley, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
Photo by Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com – CC-BY-SA-3.0
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1
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IR
Mineral, Aluminosilicate
Geikielite
MgTiO3
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Open
Geikielite from Maxwell quarry, Chelsea, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com – CC-BY-SA-3.0
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11
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Raman
Mineral, Titanate
Germanium
Ge
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Open
12 grams pf polycrystalline germanium, 2x3 cm.
(C) 2009 Jurii (via Wikimedia Commons, and images-of-elements.com). CC-BY-3.0
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6
2
SXES
Metal , Element
Gibbsite
Al(OH)3
Minerals containing OH
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Open
Botryoidal aggregates of greenish-gray gibbsite, to 0.3 cm across. From Xianghualing Mine, Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic ore field, Linwu County, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
(C) Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com – CC-BY-SA-3.0
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11
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IR, PL, Reflectance
Mineral, Hydroxide
Glass
SiO2
REE glass
Melt , REE glass , Tachylite
Open
1st century CE Julio-Claudian roman glass cup, signed by Ennion.
Public Domain image courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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87
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CL, CL/SEM
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