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The Ministry of Mines has reclassified Barytes, Feldspar, Mica, and Quartz, moving them from the minor minerals list to the major minerals category. An official gazette notification was put out, dated ...

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Researchers have identified the origin of the restoring force that lets elastic crystals return to their original shape.

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Results from that earlier analysis showed a rock texture with coarse pyroxene and feldspar crystals consistent with an igneous origin. However, the sample tube turned up empty. What happened?

Take a closer look with a hand lens. The harder light-grey quartz crystals (silicon dioxide) are cemented together by the softer pink, white or cream coloured feldspar (Aluminium silicates).