What’s in a Name?
Background A friend introduced me to ChatGPT (she had named it “Doug”) while experimenting with trying to generate a picture […]
Articles
- 02A – Sulfides
- 02F – Arsenides
- 03 – Halogenides
- 05A – Carbonates
- 06 – Borates
- 07A-C – Sulfates
- 07E-G – Molybdates
- 08B-C – Arsenates
- 09 – Silicates
- 09A – Neosilicates
- 09B – Sorosilicates
- 09C – Cyclosilicates
- 09D – Inosilicates
- 09E – Phyllosilicates
- 09F – Tectosilicates
- 10 – Mineraloids
- Africa
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- Black
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- Brazil
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- Cambodia
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- ChatGPT
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- Collection
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- Corundum
- Cushion
- Diaspore
- Dinosaurs
- Ethiopia
- Feldspar
- Free Form Cabochon
- Garnet
- Gemstones
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- Hexagon
- Idocrase
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- Moonstone
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- Opinion
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- Oval Cabochon
- Pear
- Pear Cabochon
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- Rhodolite
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- SI1
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- Tanzania
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- Thailand
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- Translucent
- Trillion
- Turkey
- Uncategorized
- VS
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- White
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- Zircon
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Silicon Dioxide
I’ve been working on trying to understand how the different types of silicon dioxide (SiO2) are named.
Toxic Minerals
This is a presentation I gave to the Ozark Mountain Gem & Mineral Society on 25 April 2022. Please click […]
How Opal’s Play-of-Color Works
Before explaining how opal’s play-of-color works, I’ll need to review a few definitions you may not have encountered since school. […]
Pink Quartz
Rose Quartz There are three types of pink-colored quartz. The first and most common is rose quartz. Rose quartz forms […]
Petoskey Stone
I gave a pared-down version of this presentation on the Petoskey Stone, Michigan’s state stone, to the Ozark Mountain Gem […]