Calcite.
a cell is normally named after the founder of the cell. However they are also given random names
Jayed
Micro-organisms are named in a similar manner to other organisms. This is based of their specific genus and species.
It all actually depends on what is in the biome actually. For example, Dessert is named after the animals and plants. Tundra is also. Everysingle biome is named after what is found in the biome. Now, back to class
Pierre Maroteaux
The Mohs mineral scale was named after German mineralogist Frederich Mohs (1773-1839)
Some examples of states named after minerals include Colorado, named after the mineral coloradoite; California, named after the mineral californite; and Utah, derived from the Ute tribe and the mineral uteite.
Amethyst
Magmas are named according to their percentage of silicate mineral content .
anonymously
Hardness alone is not a good way to identify a mineral, other properties such as streak color, cleavage, opacity, ect also need to be taken into consideration. There is no "quick way" to properly identify a mineral.
I warn you: it's not very exciting. Boron was named after the mineral borax.
It's named after the mineral samarskite.
anonymously
No, the word Boron is supposedly from the Persian language, and was named after the mineral borax.
Pitchblende is a radioactive mineral composed of the mineral uraniumite. It is one of the main mineral ores of uranium.
Abenakiite is a mineral named after an Algonquian Indian tribe of New England, ranking 4 to 5 on the Moh's scale of mineral hardness.