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of the geological sciences.
Membership is open to all and all are welcome!
Featured Fossil |
Domed Stingray Tooth: Species unknown. Found in a Palaeocene site in MD.

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MINERAL OF THE MEETING |
Mineral of the May 2009 Meeting: Euclase (Beryllium Aluminum Silicate Hydroxide)
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Monoclinic |
Colour: |
Colorless, white, pale ... |
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7½ |
Name:
| From the greek for easy and fracture, due to good cleavage |
| This page provides mineralogical data about Euclase. |

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