41. WebRing: Hub images and items for sale of fossils, minerals, rocks, crystals and meteorites of the Lower Mississippi Valley Notes on Loess Hill geology from extreme http://d.webring.com/hub?ring=geoesring

42. Geological Sciences 101 Introduction to Geological Sciences Week 8. while the slowcooling plutonic rocks have large crystals. Rocks and minerals have been used by humans since the http://www.geo.cornell.edu/geology/classes/Geo101/101week8_f01.html

Introduction to Geological Sciences Week 8 In Class Slides shown in class In Lab Lab 8 Gem and Mineral Photo Gallery at the Smithsonian Institution Links to good stuff... Cornell's Atlas server Interactive Geological Timescale Science in the news, courtesy of USA Today CNN Nature ... List of Geoscience Internship Opportunities Review Rocks and Minerals Most rocks are made up of silicate mineralsin fact, with the exception of limestonevirtually all rocks are silicates. The basic building block of the silicate structure is the silicate tetrahedrona pyramid-shaped unit with one Si at the center surrounded by four oxygen atoms. These tetrahedra link together and combine with additional elements such as Fe, Al, Ca etc. to form the different silicate minerals. The important silicate mineral groups are organized into a scheme called Bowen's Reaction Series. BRS indicates the order in which minerals would crystallize out of a basaltic magma, and shows that (for the most part) the early-forming, high-temperature minerals are those with simple structures, while the latest-forming, lowest-temperature minerals have the most complicated structures. Minerals that occur near each other on BRS also occur together in igneous rocks. Minerals high on BRS are called mafic and so are the rocks that they form. Mid-level minerals are intermediate; the lowest minerals are felsic and form the felsic igneous rocks.

43. Bixbyite, Rutile, And Amethyst Crystals Near Marysvale - Utah Geological Survey ugs / utah geology / rocks minerals / marysvale minerals Bixbyite, Rutile, and Amethyst crystals near Marysvale, Piute County. by Stanley C. Hatfield. http://geology.utah.gov/utahgeo/rockmineral/collecting/rkhd0598.htm

ugs utah geology / marysvale minerals Bixbyite, Rutile, and Amethyst Crystals near Marysvale, Piute County by Stanley C. Hatfield Geologic information: The Marysvale area is dominated by Tertiary igneous rocks ranging from intermediate to silicic compositions with both volcanic and plutonic representatives. The especially thick volcanic section is thought to be the result of a large stratovolcano complex and associated calderas that existed during mid-Tertiary time. One of the common units found near Marysvale is a white to dark gray rhyolite with extremely well-developed flow banding. The crystals, which are found in cavities in the rhyolite, formed in gas pockets that were trapped in the lava flow as it cooled. Bixbyite, a rare iron-manganese oxide, occurs as black, metallic, euhedral crystals up to 3/8 of an inch across. The crystals are generally complex combinations of various isometric forms including cubes, octahedrons, and dodecahedrons. Rutile is less common and appears as needle-like or bladed crystals up to 1/4 inch long.

44. New Utah Minerals - Utah Geological Survey ugs / utah geology / rocks minerals / new minerals Utahite is pale blue in individual crystals or blue and other CuZn-Te-bearing secondary minerals on quartz http://geology.utah.gov/utahgeo/rockmineral/newminerals/newmin4.htm

ugs utah geology new minerals New Utah Minerals - Utahite, Juabite, and Blatonite by Carl Ege from Survey Notes , v.32, no.1, January 2000 Headframe of the Centennial Eureka mine. The minerals Utalite and Juabite were found on this mine's dump. Utahite is a hydrated copper-zinc-tellurate hydroxide found on the dump of the Centennial Eureka mine in the Tintic mining district in Juab County. The mineral is found isolated or in groups as elongate crystals in small vugs with drusy quartz. Individual crystals are up to 0.3 mm long, prismatic, and are subhedral to euhedral. Utahite is pale blue in individual crystals or blue-green in aggregates. Utahite has a vitreous to pearly luster and a pale blue streak. X-ray studies reveal a triclinic symmetry. Utahite is nonfluorescent under ultraviolet light and is brittle with an uneven fracture. The mineral has a hardness of 4-5 and a density of 5.34 g/cm3. Utahite is found in association with cesbronite and other Cu-Zn-Te-bearing secondary minerals on quartz. Utahite is named for the state where the Centennial Eureka mine is located.

45. Physical Geology Physical geology. Back to Physical geology Links Chapter 2 Atoms, minerals, crystals, and Gemstones. Intoduction to atoms, crystals, and minerals. http://math.cochise.cc.az.us/People/faculty/wellerr/chapter2.html

Physical Geology Back to Physical Geology Links ... Chapter 2 Atoms, Minerals, Crystals, and Gemstones Intoduction to atoms, crystals, and minerals Appendix D : Earth Materials BCYCM's Prospecting School BASIC MINERALOGY EAS111 - C3 - Minerals in Earth GEOL 1010 Net Note 3 ... Retta's Earthly Treasures - Main Definition of a Mineral Physical Geology Notes Untitled Minerals- Overview minerals Minerals UNB GEOLOGY 1001 Lecture 4 - Minerals Atoms and Isotopes Atomic Structure Atomic Structure- Overviews Geology Class Notes Proton, Neutron, and Electron Protons and Neutrons Radioactivity Atomic Mass Number Atomic Weight Atomic Number Atomic Nucleus Isotope Periodic Table WebElements periodic table of the elements - the periodic table on the World-Wide Web Chapter 5: The Atom Minerals 1 Lecture 1: Origin of the elements and Earth composition ... Ram_Atoms and Elements Chemical Bonding Ion Ionic Bond Covalent Bond COVALENT BONDING Metallic Bond Chemical Bonding Untitled Document Crystallography Crystalline Structure What is a crystal? FAQ on Crystals for Students Crystallography- Detailed Information CRYSTAL SYSTEMS Crystallography The World's Largest Crystals Bob's Rock Shop: Largest Mineral Crystals on Record How to Grow Crystals Crystal Growing Guide Twinned Crystals Mineral Gallery - THE TWINNED MINERALS Crystal Structure Animations Virtual Crystallography Page List of Crystal Structure Animations Physical Properties of Minerals Physical Properties- General Rockhounds Information Page EAS111 - C3 - Mineral Properties Introduction to Minerals Introduction to Minerals ... Mineral Properties Color

46. Ohio History Central - Nature - Geology - Minerals - Crystal Habit Crystal Habit. aggregates— In many cases the crystals of a particular mineral grow together in a group rather than as separate, individual crystals. http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/ohc/nature/geology/minerals/pccryshabit.shtml

- Browse By : - LETTER TOPIC BY KEYWORD: Crystal Habit In many cases the crystals of a particular mineral grow together in a group rather than as separate, individual crystals. These groups are called mineral aggregates. Sometimes the units in an aggregate are imperfectly formed and distinct crystal faces are absent. When this happens we call the individual parts "grains" rather than crystals. The words "crystalline" and "granular" are used to describe whether the units are well-developed crystals or grains. Units well-developed as crystals. See barite Units without distinct crystal faces. They are about equal in length, breadth and height, like grains of salt or sand. See sulfur In order to describe crystal habit accurately mineralogists have developed some standard terms. The following descriptive terms are based on the shape of individual mineral units: Units long, needlelike, and thicker than a fiber or hair. See

47. Ohio History Central - Nature - Geology - Minerals - Crystallization System Mineralogists group minerals together into six systems. These systems are based on the form of individual crystals. We will describe the six systems here. http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/ohc/nature/geology/minerals/pccryssystem.shtml

- Browse By : - LETTER TOPIC BY KEYWORD: Crystallization System Mineralogists group minerals together into six "systems." These systems are based on the form of individual crystals. We will describe the six systems here. We will characterize each system by describing both its faces and its crystallographic axes. An axis is an imaginary straight line that runs through the center of a crystal. Each axis runs from the center of one crystal face to the opposite face. Since crystals are three-dimensional objects, each crystal must have at least three axes. Isometric (Cubic) System with six square faces. All three of the crystallographic axes are of the same length, and they are arranged at right angles to each other. Galena crystals and halite crystals are examples of this system. Tetragonal System with two square faces and four lengthened rectangular faces. This is similar to the cubic system except that only two of the axes are of the same length. The third axis is either shorter or longer than the other two. Chalcopyrite crystals are an example of this system.

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49. Mineral Description : Quartz Locations, A very common mineral, a few localities are Milky quartz Commonly in most of the pegmatite quarries in Sweden. As 23 cm crystals. http://www.geology.neab.net/minerals/quartz.htm

Mineral description : Quartz Rock crystals from Granmuren Amethyst crystals from Långsjön Rock crystals from Hattfjelldal , Norway. Jaspis and white quartz from Långban Rose quartz from Ytterklippen Aventurine quartz from Northern Finland Mineral class Silicates : Quartz - Opal group. Chemical formula SiO Crystal system Trigonal. Habitus As hexagonal prisms with rhomboedric terminations. Also common in dense masses or grainy aggregates. Cleavage Conchoidal. Hardness Density Color Usually white or colorless, but also exists in yellow, purple, pink, green, blue, gray or black. Streak Colorless to white. Luster Vitreous on crystals, greasy in massive. Description Quartz is one of the most commonly minerals on the Earth. It have several industrial uses, for example as a main part in glas or as the base for manufacturing silicon wafers for the electronics industry. Occurance In many different rocks as igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary. As a main part in pegmatites and hydrothermal veins. Associates Notes Some variants of quartz are : Rock crystal : Another name of clear colorless quartz crystals.

50. Mineral Description : Galena Notes, Locations, A common mineral in Sweden, rarely as crystals. In the randzone of the caledonides. As impregnations in sandstone. http://www.geology.neab.net/minerals/galena.htm

Mineral description : Galena Image pending : galena from Sala silver mine. Galena from à ngermanälven, south of Vilhelmina, Västerbotten. Galena from Cornwall, England. Mineral class Sulphides : galena group Chemical formula PbS Crystal system Cubic Habitus Crystals often as cubes, but also octaedric. Also as massive grainy to coarse aggregates. Cleavage Cubic cleavage (characteristic) Hardness Density Color Led gray. Streak Gray Luster Metallic on fresh surfaces, matte tarnish. Description Occurance In hydrothermal veins with sphalerite. As impregnations in sandstone (sedimentary). Also common in limestone as contactpneumatotic occurencies. Associates Flourite and sphalerite. Notes Locations A common mineral in Sweden, rarely as crystals. In the randzone of the caledonides. As impregnations in sandstone. In many of the mines in Skellefteå mining field. In many of the sulphide bearing mines in Bergslagen mining field. Galena can be found as crystals in In the Nordmark mines. As small crystals in holes with sphalerite and baryte. Knollegruvan, Dalsland. As small crystals in dolomite.

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54. Geology Of Quartz Crystals: Rockhounding Arkansas The mineral quartz forms in a variety of geologic environments. rocks called pegmatites contain giganticsized crystals of various minerals, including quartz http://rockhoundingar.com/quartz/geology.html

" A ND THEY RAN up hill and down dale, knapping the chunky stones to pieces with hammers, like so many road makers gone daft." "They say it is to see how the world was made." Sir Walter Scott Index to Quartz Digging Cleaning Worth ... Photos from readers Chapter 1 Page 9 General Geology M OST OF THE QUARTZ veins are restricted to a belt about 30 to 40 miles wide that extends a distance of about 170 miles west southwest from Little Rock, Arkansas, to eastern Oklahoma. This area corresponds to the core region of the Ouachita Mountains. Productive Veins The most productive quartz veins are present in both Paleozoic sandstones and shales, but those having shale as the host rock typically are massive milky vein deposits with a smaller proportion of clear, well-developed crystals. Deposits in sandstone units may be in the form of veins, sheeted zones, and stock works. Sandstone-hosted deposits usually contain less quartz volumetrically than shale-hosted deposits, but often yield a higher percentage of clear crystals in cavities or pockets. Many crystal-bearing pockets were distorted or crushed by structural adjustments during the Ouachita orogeny (mountain-building episode) after initial quartz deposition. The deformation commonly causes the veins to show complex fabrics. Quartz formed in the cracks The quartz veins were formed by the filling of open fissures and display little evidence of significant replacement of wall rock. Milky quartz crystals and associated vein minerals of the Ouachita Mountains were deposited from hot waters during the closing stages of mountain building, ranging from the Late Pennsylvanian (300-286 million years ago into the Permian (286-245 million years ago). The veins attain a maximum width of 60 feet in Arkansas and nearly 100 feet in Oklahoma. They are most numerous along the central core of the Ouachita Mountain region, where they are present in shale, slate, sandstone, and other rock types. Along and near the borders of this region, the veins are usually confined to sandstone beds encased within thick shale units.

55. Geology 1005 Minerals Nipissing University even ice crystals are minerals! Over 4000 minerals have been identified on Earth. we don t always find minerals exhibiting an obvious crystal form however, http://www.nipissingu.ca/faculty/ingridb/geology/minerals.htm

the building blocks of rocks What do you get when you take 2 slices of bread, some peanut butter and some jam? A peanut butter and jam sandwich of course! If you replace the jam with ham, and the peanut butter with cheese, you get a ham and cheese sandwich. Still a sandwich but made of different ingredients and therefore, having a different taste. Not rocket science is it? Well, in the same way, we can take different minerals and put them together to get a rock. Change the minerals and you get a different rock. It may look different but it's still a rock. Minerals are the building blocks of rocks. In this lecture we first examine what distinguishes a mineral from a rock. We will discover that substances must meet specific criteria in order to be considered minerals. Then we examine the properties we can use to distinguish one mineral from another. We end the lecture by categorizing minerals into two broad categories, silicates and non-silicates, and investigate the proportions those minerals represent in the earth's crust. agenda brief notes virtual field trip Lecture Agenda Minerals Def’n: Mineral Conditions: It occurs naturally as an inorganic solid It has a specific internal structure; that is its constituent atoms are precisely arranged into a crystalline solid

56. Rocks And Minerals Dictionary: A - EnchantedLearning.com aragonite Aragonite is a mineral that is rarely used for jewelry. It forms hexagonal crystals, pyramidal crystals, chisel shaped crystals, and other shapes. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/geology/rocks/glossary/

EnchantedLearning.com is a user-supported site. As a bonus, site members have access to a banner-ad-free version of the site, with print-friendly pages. Click here to learn more. (Already a member? Click here. EnchantedLearning.com Rock and Mineral Dictionary A B C D ... Z Click on an underlined word for more information on that subject. If the rock or mineral term you are looking for is not in the dictionary, please e-mail us and we'll add it. A 'a'a 'A'a (pronounced "ah-ah") is a Hawaiian term for a lava flow that has a rough, broken-up, spiny surface. It is composed of broken lava blocks called clinkers . The interior of 'a'a is very dense. accretion Accretion is the accumulation of sediment (mud, sand, etc.) by deposition, often occurring along a shoreline or in a river delta. acid rain Acid rain is polluted and harmful to the environment. acroite Acroite is a rare, colorless variety of tourmaline active volcano An active volcano is one that has erupted in recorded history or is currently erupting. adamantine Adamantine means having a luster like that of a diamond. adularia Adularia is a common type of moonstone , a whitish-bluish semi-translucent stone. Adularia is usually set as a

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58. GEOL 120W that it is made out of crystals of several minerals. Rocks such as this are found in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. INTRODUCTION. Understanding geology of NPs http://www.pierce.ctc.edu/tbush/geol120/minerals

MINERALS GEOL 120W PART I : GEOLOGIC PRINCIPLES (2 EXAMS) PART II : GEOLOGY OF THE NATIONAL PARKS AND MONUMENTS (POSTER SESSIONS) PART I-GEOLOGIC PRINCIPLES INTRODUCTION TO GEOLOGY THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM MINERALS IGNEOUS ROCKS EXAM #1 (100 POINTS) PART I-GEOLOGIC PRINCIPLES WEATHERING SEDIMENTARY ROCKS METAMORPHIC ROCKS PLATE TECTONICS GEOLOGIC STRUCTURES GEOLOGIC TIME EXAM #2 (100 POINTS) MINERALS A view of basalt under the polarizing microscope shows that it is made out of crystals of several minerals. Rocks such as this are found in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park INTRODUCTION Understanding geology of NPs: must understand rocks A rock : aggregate of one or more minerals Understanding rocks: must understand minerals WHAT IS A MINERAL? To be a mineral 1. Naturally occurring 2. Inorganic 3. Crystalline solid 4. Characteristic chemical composition 5. Characteristic physical properties WHAT IS A MINERAL? Minerals are crystals : a solid w/ a crystalline structure Crystalline structure Possesses regular arrangements of atoms or molecules Crystal faces reflect internal structure WHAT IS A MINERAL?

59. Crystals, Gems, And Minerals Sedimentary geology http//www.beloit.edu/~SEPM/ Online Classroom Activities. from this page, follow the links to Rocks and minerals, then to crystal growing http://www.mpcfaculty.net/ron_rinehart/crystals.htm

there's more on metallurgy on my Polymers Plus page Return to Content Table or use Back Button Crystal Growing by SEPM the Society for Sedimentary Geology http://www.beloit.edu/~SEPM/ from this page, follow the links to Rocks and Minerals, then to crystal growing. Lots of other useful stuff at this site. Crystal Growing: "Magic Salt Crystal Garden" from Mrs. Stewart's Bluing http://www.mrsstewart.com/pages/msbframe.htm Apparently a longtime classic do-at-home experiment. You may also find the rest of the site itself interesting. Crystal Growing Home Page by Udo J.A. Behner http://www.crystalgrowing.com/index_e.htm http://www.crystalgrowing.com/index_d.htm Like Peter Keusch's Didactics of Chemistry site, Udo's pages exhibit the classic Teutonic virtues of thoroughness and attention to detail. You'll find crystal growing recipes, kits [see separate entry below], pictures, crystal shape laboratory , and so much more.

60. IDNR/IGS-Minerals Of Iowa are introduced to the field of geology through the fun of searching for and collecting minerals. Striking crystals make up many of the coarsegrained http://www.igsb.uiowa.edu/browse/minerals/minerals.htm

Minerals of Iowa by Jean Cutler Prior Geode Iowa's State Rock Minerals are the building blocks of the Earth's rocks. They have a specific chemical composition and a characteristic crystal form. The Iowa minerals shown here display an appealing range of color and shape. Many people are introduced to the field of geology through the fun of searching for and collecting minerals. Beautiful varieties can be found in Iowa's sedimentary rock strata, outcropping in road cuts, quarries, strip mines, and along stream banks or valley sides. Striking crystals make up many of the coarse-grained igneous and metamorphic cobbles and boulders that lie in pastures and farm fields where they were left by melting glaciers. Gravel pits along Iowa's valleys and the gravel bars within river channels are also good places to find a wide assortment of mineral specimens. In addition to their crystalline beauty, information about a mineral's geologic age and origins can be obtained from its isotopic composition and from its association with other minerals. Mineral resources play a significant role in our daily lives, and Iowa's mineral industries are valuable to the state's economy. This wind-polished and lichen-covered rock of Sioux Quartzite is from Lyon County in the northwest corner of Iowa. Quartzite is composed of compacted

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