#mineral — Public Fediverse posts

“The worldwide hunt for a little-known critical mineral has seen trucks moving for the first time in more than a decade at the historic Hillgrove mine just outside #Armidale.

Known for gold mining during the 19th century, the #NorthernTablelands mine has been re-energised by growing worldwide demand for antimony.

The #mineral is found in a variety of products, including fire #retardants, #SolarPanelCells, #StorageBatteries and defence manufacturing.”

#CriticalMinerals / #Antimony #Sb #AtomicNumber 51 <https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-10/antimony-critical-mineral-mine-opens-as-price-rises/107132402>

“The worldwide hunt for a little-known critical mineral has seen trucks moving for the first time in more than a decade at the historic Hillgrove mine just outside #Armidale.

Known for gold mining during the 19th century, the #NorthernTablelands mine has been re-energised by growing worldwide demand for antimony.

The #mineral is found in a variety of products, including fire #retardants, #SolarPanelCells, #StorageBatteries and defence manufacturing.”

#CriticalMinerals / #Antimony #Sb #AtomicNumber 51 <https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-10/antimony-critical-mineral-mine-opens-as-price-rises/107132402>

“The worldwide hunt for a little-known critical mineral has seen trucks moving for the first time in more than a decade at the historic Hillgrove mine just outside #Armidale.

Known for gold mining during the 19th century, the #NorthernTablelands mine has been re-energised by growing worldwide demand for antimony.

The #mineral is found in a variety of products, including fire #retardants, #SolarPanelCells, #StorageBatteries and defence manufacturing.”

#CriticalMinerals / #Antimony #Sb #AtomicNumber 51 <https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-10/antimony-critical-mineral-mine-opens-as-price-rises/107132402>

“The worldwide hunt for a little-known critical mineral has seen trucks moving for the first time in more than a decade at the historic Hillgrove mine just outside #Armidale.

Known for gold mining during the 19th century, the #NorthernTablelands mine has been re-energised by growing worldwide demand for antimony.

The #mineral is found in a variety of products, including fire #retardants, #SolarPanelCells, #StorageBatteries and defence manufacturing.”

#CriticalMinerals / #Antimony #Sb #AtomicNumber 51 <https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-10/antimony-critical-mineral-mine-opens-as-price-rises/107132402>

“The worldwide hunt for a little-known critical mineral has seen trucks moving for the first time in more than a decade at the historic Hillgrove mine just outside #Armidale.

Known for gold mining during the 19th century, the #NorthernTablelands mine has been re-energised by growing worldwide demand for antimony.

The #mineral is found in a variety of products, including fire #retardants, #SolarPanelCells, #StorageBatteries and defence manufacturing.”

#CriticalMinerals / #Antimony #Sb #AtomicNumber 51 <https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-10/antimony-critical-mineral-mine-opens-as-price-rises/107132402>

Sarjito Resmi Jadi Kepala Eksekutif Pengawas Bursa Mineral OJK, Ini Biodata, Pendidikan dan Rekam Jejaknya

Tradingan - #Sarjito resmi #mengemban #jabatan sebagai #Kepala #Eksekutif #Pengawas #Bursa #Mineral dan #Komoditas #Strategis #(BMKS) sekaligus #Anggota #Dewan #Komisioner #Otoritas #Jasa #Keuangan (OJK) untuk periode 2026-2031. Sarjito dilantik dan diambil sumpahnya oleh Ketua Mahkamah Agung (MA) Sunarto di Gedung Mahkamah Agung Republik Indonesia, Jakarta, Rabu,…

https://tradingan.com/sarjito-resmi-jadi-kepala-eksekutif-pengawas-bursa-mineral-ojk-ini-biodata-pendidikan-dan-rekam-jejaknya

Sarjito Resmi Jadi Kepala Eksekutif Pengawas Bursa Mineral OJK, Ini Biodata, Pendidikan dan Rekam Jejaknya

Tradingan - #Sarjito resmi #mengemban #jabatan sebagai #Kepala #Eksekutif #Pengawas #Bursa #Mineral dan #Komoditas #Strategis #(BMKS) sekaligus #Anggota #Dewan #Komisioner #Otoritas #Jasa #Keuangan (OJK) untuk periode 2026-2031. Sarjito dilantik dan diambil sumpahnya oleh Ketua Mahkamah Agung (MA) Sunarto di Gedung Mahkamah Agung Republik Indonesia, Jakarta, Rabu,…

https://tradingan.com/sarjito-resmi-jadi-kepala-eksekutif-pengawas-bursa-mineral-ojk-ini-biodata-pendidikan-dan-rekam-jejaknya

Barely squeaking in here for #TextureTuesday with a surprisingly pretty pile of abandoned road salt. It looks like the salt that dissolved in rain is recrystallizing on the larger, intact crystals. There’s probably a chemistry term for this…?

#NewYork #NewYorkCity #mineral #science

Barely squeaking in here for #TextureTuesday with a surprisingly pretty pile of abandoned road salt. It looks like the salt that dissolved in rain is recrystallizing on the larger, intact crystals. There’s probably a chemistry term for this…?

#NewYork #NewYorkCity #mineral #science

Barely squeaking in here for #TextureTuesday with a surprisingly pretty pile of abandoned road salt. It looks like the salt that dissolved in rain is recrystallizing on the larger, intact crystals. There’s probably a chemistry term for this…?

#NewYork #NewYorkCity #mineral #science

Barely squeaking in here for #TextureTuesday with a surprisingly pretty pile of abandoned road salt. It looks like the salt that dissolved in rain is recrystallizing on the larger, intact crystals. There’s probably a chemistry term for this…?

#NewYork #NewYorkCity #mineral #science

SM Energy ends controversial mineral rights agreement

NEWS FLASH 8/19/2026 In a dramatic shift following months of public pushback and legal maneuvering, SM Energy has…
#Energy #agreement #Arts #boulder #businessdirectory #colorado #controversial #Denver #eastcounty #ends #Entertainment #frontrange #mineral #northmetro #Restaurant #rights #SM
https://www.europesays.com/3204260/

https://www.europesays.com/es/711057/ Selenio, el pequeño mineral que funciona como un escudo para tus células #antioxidante #células #defensas #energia #ES #España #Health #mineral #nutriente #Salud #Selenio #Spain

https://www.wacoca.com/media/654316/ Book Review: Collector’s Guide to the Amphibole Group #amphibole #book #books #collectors #crystallography #edenite #formation #gem #gemology #geology #hornblende #JADE #joesmithite #Lauf #mineral #mineralogy #nephrite #Palke #pargasite #review #richterite #書籍

surface textures

#Texture #Abstract #Iridescent #Layers #Mineral #Metallic #Shimmer #Pastel #Organic #Earthy #Grain
#Img2img #AiArt #AiArtists #AiArtCommunity #StableDiffusion

in real life: https://aieris.art/featured/surface-textures-eris-and-ai.html

Déambulation bleue 💙
Silencieuse comme un souvenir d’avant les hommes.
Je veille, roche et sel mêlés, sur l’écho des marées.
Ici, tout ce qui disparaît renaît autrement

#blue #sea #mer #sauvage #wild #free #breathe #bretagne #roches #mineral #water #photo #photography #seascape #paysage #landscape #côte

NASA Flights Map Critical Minerals From Skies Above Western US - Technology Used To Chart Other Worlds Is Revealing Minerals In The American West That Are Critical To The Country’s Renewable Energy Future.
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https://science.nasa.gov/earth/nasa-flights-map-critical-minerals-from-skies-above-western-us/ <-- shared technical article
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https://popo.jpl.nasa.gov/mmgis-aviris/?mission=GEMx <-- shared GEMx data collection portal
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #earthobservation #mineral #mineralogy #mining #criticalminerals #USWest #renewableenergy #lithium #GEMx #fedscience #cost #economics #USGS #NASA #GeologicalEarthMappingExperiment #lithium #aluminum #rareearthelements #neodymium #cerium #nationalsecurity #cleanenergy #batteries #smartphones #cellphones #naturalresources #steel #steelmill #dependency #localsources #importing #survey #geology #geologicmapping #exploration #spectrometers #hyperspectral #EMIT #mine #extraction #EarthMRI #opendata
@USGS @nasa

Investigation Launched into Mineral Certification Practices in Africa's Great Lakes Area #EastAfrica #Africa #Africas #area #business #BusinessandFinance #CentralAfrica #certification #conflict #currentevents #EASTAFRICA #Economy #great #investigation #Lakes #launched #LegalandJudicialAffairs #Mineral #mining #news #PeaceandSecurity #politics #practices #sports #trade #travel 
https://tinyurl.com/2a8wnz7t

Their aim, #JDVance said in a video, is to check up on #Greenland’s security, because *unnamed other countries* could “use its territories & its waterways to threaten the United States.” And these are real concerns for the #UnitedStates, rooted in #ClimateChange: As #PolarIce melts away, superpowers are vying for newly open #ShippingRoutes in the #ArcticOcean & largely unexplored #mineral & #FossilFuel reserves.

#Trump #USexpansionism #geopolitics #Security

Multispectral Remote Sensing Expression of Lineaments and Alteration Minerals in Part of Crystalline Rock Units of Southwestern Nigeria - Implication on Gold Prospecting
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oreoa.2025.100091 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #ASTER #Gold #Hydrothermal #HydrothermalAlteration #Lineament #Landsat #ETM #EnhancedThematicMapper #phyllic #Ilesha #schist #belt #geology #mining #Nigeria #naturalresources #mineral #mineralresources #golddeposits #aerogeophysical #remotesensing #geophysical #spatialanalysis #geomorphology #geomorphometry #alteration #propylitic #argillic #mineralogy #XRD #structuralgeology #lithology #PrincipalComponentAnalysis #PCA #prospecting #fracture #joints #faulting #Multispectral #Lineaments #Crystalline

#Antibiotic #resistance can spread unpredictably into the #environment, living on #mineral #surfaces.

#DNA #transport #evolution #bacteria #biofilms

https://phys.org/news/2025-02-antibiotic-resistance-unpredictably-environment-mineral.html

spark

#Spark #Close-up #Metallic #Glass #Orange #Green #Component #Striped #Polished #Mineral #MacroPhotographyStyle
#Img2img #AiArt #AiArtists #AiArtCommunity #StableDiffusion

want? have: https://aieris.art/featured/spark-eris-and-ai.html

Biomineralization in #health and #disease: Bridging across length scales

Topical Collection; Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine

https://link.springer.com/journal/10856/updates/26478252

#nature #biomineralization #characterization #biological #pathological #calcification #bone #tooth #mineral #atherosclerosis #osteoarthritis #molecular #cellular #biology #chemistry #medicine #science

If you were wondering how #dental #enamel resists years of damage and wear, the "enamel rods" are tightly packed, long structures composed of hydroxy(l)apatite nanowires. This highly organized pattern of enamel rods achieves exceptional durability and resistance to mechanical stress.

#science #biology #tooth #biomineralization #mineral #apatite #nano #medicine #health #biomaterials #electronmicroscopy #imaging

🧪🔬🦴💠 50 years of scanning electron microscopy of bone—a comprehensive overview of the important discoveries made and insights gained into bone material properties in health, disease, and taphonomy

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41413-019-0053-z

#bone #biomineralization #biology #osteocyte #collagen #apatite #mineral #science #electronmicroscopy #microscopy #imaging #biomaterials

🧪🔬🦴💠 Transformation of bone mineral morphology: From discrete marquise-shaped motifs to a continuous interwoven mesh

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bonr.2020.100283

#bone #biomineralization #biology #osteocyte #collagen #apatite #mineral #science #electronmicroscopy #Ramanspectroscopy #imaging

Currently a competitor in #MinCup23, #Quartz is a #crystalline form of silicon dioxide (#SiO2) with a trigonal #crystal system that, ideally, results in the growth of a hexagonal column with pointed ends, but nature rarely allows this, as this #Macro #image demonstrates.

Vote in #MineralCup23 at https://www.mineralcup.org/2023/campaigns/campaigns/round-2-match-2

Get a print of this image, or other merchandise, at

#QuartzCrystal, #Mineral, #MacroPhotography, #Photograph

The #NASA Small Business Ignite solicitation is accepting proposals until Sept 21 in 5 broad areas:

1. #HybridElectric Power for 1500-5000 lb. #Airplanes or #Drones
2. Accelerate In-Space Production Applications in #lowEarthOrbit
3. #EarthScience Apps that mitigate #Climate Change Impacts in the Areas of #Wildfires and #WaterManagement
4. Commercial Development of #OrbitalDebris Tracking and remediation Services
5. #Mining and #Mineral Processing for Earth and Moon

https://sbir.nasa.gov/solicit-detail/98342

Alien invasion!!! 👾 👽 Under in vitro culture, a #human #mesenchymal #stemcell crawls into an #osteocyte lacuna (http://bit.ly/Osteocyte) at the #bone surface, observed by scanning #electron #microscopy 🔬 🦴 Forget shape-memory #alloys! #Cells remember! (Arrowheads = bone #mineral)

#biology #electronmicroscopy #stemcells #imaging #bioimaging #biomimicry #biomineralization #invitro #apatite

One day I'll take a better photo of this #pyromorphite but for now a phone pic will have to do. From the Brookdale Mine in #Pennsylvania these lead #minerals are hard to come by. The Phoenixville District was eaten up by golf courses and suburban housing decades ago, although some folks still traipse in the tailings for rocks.

#mineral #crystal #crystals #mineralogy

Since there has been a sudden uptick in people following my nonsense, here is my favorite #mineral specimen.

#Pyromorphite from the Wheatley Mines in #Pennsylvania circa ~1870s. Before being shut down, the Phoenixville District sourced much of the lead used in bullets for the American Civil War. I like the thought of Pennsylvania rocks breaking Confederate skulls.

Specimen mine. Photo Mark Mauthner. Ex. Wheatley Collection

#mineralogy #minerals #crystals #geology #earthsciences

Big Chemistry: Synthetic Oil - For as long as I’ve been driving, I’ve been changing oil. Longer than that, actual... - https://hackaday.com/2022/05/02/big-chemistry-synthetic-oil/ #hackadaycolumns #chemistryhacks #lubrication #lubricant #synthetic #motoroil #mineral #polymer #oil