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Specimen List

Magnetite

Due to its high iron content, magnetite has long been a major iron ore, and is responsible for humans discovering magnetism, and the creation of the compass.

Malachite, Botryoidal

A botryoidal form of the copper or Malachite.

Malachite, Fibrous

A fibrous form of the copper ore Malachite.

Manganese nodule

A Manganese Nodule believed to create "dark oxygen" from the Schmidt collection.

Marcasite

If you think this is Iron Pyrite, you are wrong! It is a polymorph of Iron Pyrite.

Marthozite

A rare, uranium bearing mineral.

Melanite

Andradite is a species of the Garnet group.

Metatorbernite

Metatorbernite is a rare, radioactive mineral that belongs to the uranium and phosphate mineral group.

Microcline

A potassium aluminosilicate with minor amounts of sodium.

Mimetite

A lead arsenate chloride mineral, that frequently takes on the shape of other minerals.

Molybdenite

Similar in appearance and feel to graphite, molybdenite has a lubricating effect that is a consequence of its layered structure.

Mookaite Slab

Mookaite Jasper is a silicified radiolarian sedimentary rock (chalcedony) from Mooka Creek, Western Australia, composed mainly of SiO₂ with iron oxide colorants. It has a white streak, hardness 6.5–7 Mohs, SG ~2.6, no cleavage, and a conchoidal fracture. Its earthy reds, yellows, creams, and purples make it highly prized in lapidary and decorative uses, and it is unique to Australia.

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