oxide mineral — Any naturally occurring inorganic compound with a structure based on close packed oxygen atoms in which smaller, positively charged metal or other ions occur. Oxide minerals are common in all rock types, whether igneous, sedimentary, or… … Universalium
Oxide minerals — Oxide mineral exhibit at the Museum of Geology in South Dakota The oxide mineral class includes those minerals in which the oxide anion (O2 ) is bonded to one or more metal ions. The hydroxide bearing minerals are typically included in the oxide… … Wikipedia
mineral deposit — Introduction aggregate of a mineral in an unusually high concentration. About half of the known chemical elements (chemical element) possess some metallic (metal) properties. The term metal, however, is reserved for those chemical… … Universalium
Mineral redox buffer — In geology, a redox buffer is an assemblage of minerals or compounds that constrains oxygen fugacity as a function of temperature. Knowledge of the redox conditions (or equivalently, oxygen fugacities) at which a rock forms and evolves can be… … Wikipedia
oxide — oxidic /ok sid ik/, adj. /ok suyd, sid/, n. Chem. a compound in which oxygen is bonded to one or more electropositive atoms. Also, oxid /ok sid/. [1780 90; < F (now oxyde), b. oxygène and acide. See OXYGEN, ACID] * * * I Any of a large and… … Universalium
mineral — /min euhr euhl, min reuhl/, n. 1. any of a class of substances occurring in nature, usually comprising inorganic substances, as quartz or feldspar, of definite chemical composition and usually of definite crystal structure, but sometimes also… … Universalium
Mineral hydration — is an inorganic chemical reaction where water is added to the crystal structure of a mineral, usually creating a new mineral, usually called a hydrate. In geological terms, the process of mineral hydration is known as retrograde alteration and is … Wikipedia
Mineral trioxide aggregate — is a material used to fill the root canals of teeth as part of root canal therapy. It has the ability to encourage hard tissue deposition similar to Calcium hydroxide effect. Also both have the same biological and histological properties.… … Wikipedia
Mineral Point, Wisconsin — City High Street, Mineral Point … Wikipedia
Mineral — For other uses, see Mineral (disambiguation). An assortment of minerals. A mineral is a naturally occurring … Wikipedia