Author: Natural History Museum

Thylacinus cynocephalus Size Body length – 100 to 130 cm Tail length – 50- to 65-cm Weight – 15 to 30 kg Males were larger than females on average. Physical description The fur was yellowish brown, with 13 to 19 dark bars on the back and rump. Hind legs...

Megaloceros giganteus This deer is characterized by immense body size and had the largest antlers of any form of deer known. Irish elk evolved during the glacial periods of the last million years, fossils are found commonly in Pleistocene deposits (2.6 million years ago and ended about 11,700 years...

Rhodonessa caryophyllacea Class: Aves Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae LAST SEEN: 1949 IN INDIA CRITICALLY ENDANGERED Size – 60 cm. Physical Description Long-necked duck. Males have head, sides of neck, and hind neck pale rosy pink; tuft of bright pink on head; throat brown; rest of body mainly glossy dark brown...

It is a Phyllosilicates category mineral, is a clay mineral, Rocks that are rich in kaolinite are known as kaolin Used in the production of  paper, ceramics, clay

is commonly found in metamorphic rocks such as schists and gneisses Is a silicate mineral Igneous, Metamorphic

Is a  phyllosilicates category mineral found primarily in igneous rocks.

Is a talc–schist and is a metamorphic rock called steatite. rich in magnesium use for our countertops, sinks, masonry heaters, flooring

It is a Tectosilicate category mineral feldspars are silicates of aluminum, containing sodium, potassium, iron, calcium, or barium or combinations of these elements. constituting approximately 60% of the crust . used as common raw material used in glassmaking, ceramics

Its is a Inosilicates; Amphibole mineral is formed by the breakdown of talc in ultramafic rocks in the presence of water and carbon dioxide Associated Minerals are talc, cordierite and phlogopite.

Is a silicate category mineral It is found in igneous and metamorphic rocks The most important use of beryl today is as a gemstone.