Portal:Minerals/Did you know/13

• ... that while manganese-bearing vesuvianite has been studied since 1883, manganvesuvianite (pictured) was not described until 2002?
• ... that the mineral rapidcreekite was discovered in Yukon, Canada, in 1983?
• ... that collinsite was discovered in British Columbia and named for the director of the Geological Survey of Canada?