Cordierite (mineralogy) or iolite (gemology) is a magnesium iron aluminium cyclosilicate. Iron is almost always present, and a solid solution exists between...
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Cordierites is a genus of fungi in the family Cordieritidaceae. The genus name of Cordierites is in honour of François Simon Cordier (1797-1874), a French...
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common filter is made of cordierite (a ceramic material that is also used as catalytic converter supports (cores)). Cordierite filters provide excellent...
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Combeite Conichalcite Connellite Cooperite Copiapite Copper Corderoite Cordierite Corkite Cornubite Cornwallite Corundum Cotunnite Covellite Coyoteite Creedite...
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the unaided eye, there are often larger crystals (porphyroblasts) of cordierite, garnet or andalusite scattered through the fine matrix, and these may...
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varieties include the gemstones emerald (green) and aquamarine (bluish). Cordierite is structurally similar to beryl, and is a common metamorphic mineral...
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distinctive minerals, such as garnet, staurolite, kyanite, sillimanite, or cordierite. Because schists are a very large class of metamorphic rock, geologists...
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blue-yellow / blue-colorless Benitoite (strong): colorless / dark blue Cordierite (aka Iolite) (orthorhombic; very strong): pale yellow / violet / pale...
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abundance of microscopic inclusions, with examples including opal and cordierite, jadeite. Many minerals with a greasy lustre also feel greasy to the touch...
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required. The substrate is structured to produce a large surface area. The cordierite ceramic substrate used in most catalytic converters was invented by Rodney...
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