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George
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Geophysicist & innovation leader. Jazz enthusiast. Cricket lover. Amateur photographer.
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19 of #365Minerals 🧪⚒️

Pyrochlore:
- A niobium ore, this element has many technological applications (superconductors, alloys, electronics...)
- Discovered in 1826 in Stavern, Norway
- Its name comes from the Greek words for fire and green (it turns green when ignited) #minerals
January 19, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Liked it. Thanks for the link 😀
December 21, 2024 at 12:06 PM
December 18, 2024 at 8:02 PM
Anything more than 15 mins and it is cotton wool brain for me for 2 hours afterwards
November 22, 2024 at 9:51 PM
Live at Montreux Jazz Festival
RAYE · Album · 2024 · 7 songs
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November 21, 2024 at 10:03 PM