Mineral variety
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Mineral variety
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In geology and mineralogy, a mineral variety is a subset of a mineral species or mineraloid with some special characteristic, such as specific impurities or structural defects. For example, amethyst is a variety of quartz with a purple tinge due in part to iron impurities. Mineral varieties can be further subdivided into sub-varieties. Unlike mineral species, mineral varieties are not defined or named by the International Mineralogical Association (IMA).
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2023-07-23T12:28:40Z
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