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  1. The Practical Study of Crystals, Minerals, and Rocks (McGraw-Hill European Geography and Geology Series) by K.G. Cox, N.B. Price, et all 1967
  2. Dig Into Rocks, Minerals & Crystals
  3. Crystals (Geology Rocks!/ Freestyle Express) by Rebecca Faulkner, 2008-01-15
  4. The Practical Study of Crystals, Minerals and Rocks by Keith Gordon Cox, 1988-08-01
  5. Crystals (Rocks & Minerals) by Melissa Stewart, 2002-08-27
  6. Crystal Habits of Minerals (Bulgarian Academic Monographs, 1) by Ivan Kostov, Ruslan I. Kostov, 1999-06
  7. Minerals: An entry from Thomson Gale's <i>Gale Encyclopedia of Science, 3rd ed.</i> by Sara G. B. Fishman, 2004
  8. ROCKS: An entry from Thomson Gale's <i>Science of Everyday Things</i>
  9. Crystals and Minerals, Volume III (A Family Field Collecting Guide for Northwestern Oregon and Southwestern Washington) by Jon Gladwell, 1994
  10. Crystals and Minerals, Volume II (A Family Field Collecting Guide for Northwestern Oregon and Southwestern Washington) by Jon Gladwell, 1991
  11. The world of crystals, minerals, and rocks (Individualized science activity cards) by Robert G Hoehn, 1976
  12. Geology, mineralogy, and crystallography: being a theoretical, practical, and descriptive view of inorganic nature: The form and classification of crystals, and a chemical arrangement of minerals, by D. T Ansted, 1855
  13. Mineralogy and crystal-chemistry of clay minerals related to diagenesis and very low-grade metamorphism of two Proterozoic sedimentary sequences from Sweden (UUDMP research report) by Sadoon Morad, 1982
  14. My Best Book of Fossils, Rocks and Minerals (My Best Book Of...) by Chris Pellant, 2002-02-18

81. Rocks And Minerals Lab
to planes of weakness in its crystal structure be necessary to recognize whether or not minerals have cleavage and photographs, see the Physical geology web page
http://www.dc.peachnet.edu/~pgore/geology/historical_lab/rocks_minerals.php
Laboratory 2
Rocks and Minerals Laboratory Pamela J. W. Gore Department of Geology, Georgia Perimeter College Clarkston, GA 30021 In this lab you will learn about rocks and minerals. Minerals are the building blocks of rocks, and rocks are the building blocks of the Earth's crust. This lab will introduce you to some of the major rock-forming minerals, and to the three major groups of rocks - igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic. This course will go into more detail with sediments and sedimentary rocks in later labs because it is the sedimentary rocks which record the history of life on Earth. We can also learn to "read the rock layers" to learn many things about the conditions on Earth in the far geologic past, such as ancient climates, tectonic settings, and depositional environments. BASIC DEFINITIONS Minerals Minerals are:
  • Naturally occurring
  • Inorganic
  • Solids
  • Minerals have a definite chemical composition
  • Minerals have an orderly internal crystal structure Minerals are the building blocks of rocks. Each mineral has different physical and chemical properties which allow it to be identified. Physical properties you will use to identify the minerals include color, hardness, luster, cleavage, magnetism, reaction to acid, etc. Rocks An aggregate of one or more minerals. Rocks are the building blocks of the Earth's crust. The Earth's continental crust is dominated by granite, and the oceanic crust is dominated by basalt. Both of these are igneous rocks.
  • 82. Nearctica - Geology - Minerals And Gems - Crystallography
    Return to geology. The study of crystal shape, form, and physics is relevant to materials and molecular biology as well as the study of rocks and minerals.
    http://www.nearctica.com/geology/mineral/crystal.htm
    Minerals and Gems - Crystallography Special Segments Butterflies of North America Conifers of North America Eastern Birds List of N.A. Insects Home Eastern Wildflowers General Topics Natural History Ecology Family Environment Evolution Home Education Home Conservation Geophysics Paleontology Commercial Organizations Return to Geology Main Page Photo courtesy of John Betts Fine Minerals Books About Rocks and Minerals Crystallography is a very difficult science and most of what you will find on the web is very technical and of very little relevance to mineralogy. The study of crystal shape, form, and physics is relevant to materials science and molecular biology as well as the study of rocks and minerals. You need a special talent for three dimensional representations to do well in the subject. Introduction to Crystallography and Mineral Crystal Systems . Mike Howard and Darcy Howard. A tremendous resource on the web. This online publication is an extensive and very well illustrated introduction to crystallography. It examines the basic principles of symmetry, and goes through the various systems of crystals with all of their forms and variations. Highly recommended. Crystallography 101 . Bernhard Rupp. This site in an online, interactive introduction to the science of crystallography and is very technical. Most mineralogists will find it little applicable to their needs even though it is a great site.

    83. Oxford Brookes University - Geology - Atlas Of Ore Minerals - Gangue
    Crystal system cubic; Crystal hardness 4; Cleavage perfect; Fracture conchoidal; Feel smooth; Associated minerals galena, sphalerite, calcite, dolomite
    http://www.brookes.ac.uk/geology/8361/1999/tracey/gangue.htm
    ATLAS OF COMMON ORE MINERALS
    Introduction
    Copper Minerals Lead Minerals Zinc Minerals ... Other Metallic Minerals Gangue Minerals Quiz
    Gangue Minerals The uses for these minerals are stated before the mineral characteristics Anhydrite/Gypsum Barite Calcite Fluorite ... Quartz gangue minerals can not easily be identified in reflected light microscopy and are better seen in transmitted light microscopy Anhydrite CaSO Gypsum CaSO O
    used in the construction industry
    • Colour : colourless, white-pink-brown Streak : white Lustre : pearly-vitreous Crystal form : massive, rose, prismatic, tabular Crystal system : monoclinic Crystal hardness Cleavage : perfect Fracture : conchoidal-fibrous Feel : smooth Associated minerals : sulphur, halite, aragonite, celestine
    Barite BaSO
    used in white paint, as a protection against x-rays and as a drilling mud
    • Colour : colourless, white, pink-brown Streak : white Lustre : pearly Crystal form : acicular-tabular Crystal system : orthorhombic Crystal hardness Cleavage : perfect Fracture : conchoidal-uneven,splintery Feel : smooth Associated minerals : calcite, fluorite, quartz, ore minerals

    84. Oxford Brookes University - Geology - Atlas Of Ore Minerals - Iron
    reniformmassive-tabular-rose; Crystal system trigonal; Crystal hardness 6; Cleavage none; Fracture conchoidal; Associated minerals siderite, limonite
    http://www.brookes.ac.uk/geology/8361/1999/tracey/iron.htm
    ATLAS OF COMMON ORE MINERALS
    Introduction
    Copper Minerals Lead Minerals Zinc Minerals Iron Minerals Other Metallic Minerals Gangue Minerals Quiz
    Iron Minerals Iron minerals are used in the construction industry and for alloying Arsenopyrite Hematite Magnetite Pyrite ... Pyrrhotite
    Arsenopyite FeAsS
    • Colour : silver grey Streak : black Lustre : metallic Crystal form : massive-acicular Crystal system : orthorhombic Crystal hardness Cleavage : parallel to faces of prism Fracture : uneven Smell : similar to garlic on freshly broken surfaces Associated minerals : stibnite, galena, pyrite Colour : white-light grey Birefringence/pleochroism : weak-yellowish XPL anisotropy : moderate-strong Internal reflections : none Textures : zoning Reflectivity : moderate Hardness : very hard
    Hematite Fe O
    • Colour : black with red tinge Streak : red-brown Lustre : metallic-dull Crystal form : reniform-massive-tabular-rose Crystal system : trigonal Crystal hardness Cleavage : none Fracture : conchoidal Associated minerals : siderite, limonite, magnetite, pyrite, quartz Colour : grey-white Birefringence/pleochroism : weak XPL anisotropy : distinct Internal reflections : deep red Textures : lamellar Reflectivity : low Hardness : very hard
    Magnetite Fe O
    • Colour : dark grey-black Streak : black Lustre : metallic-dull Crystal form : tabular-massive Crystal system : cubic Crystal hardness Cleavage : imperfect Fracture : uneven Associated minerals : ilmenite, apatite, augite, hematite, amphiboles

    85. Links To Other Geological Web Sites:
    Rocks USGS National Parks Service. Geological reserves/heritage/famous areas Crystal Cavern (crystals, birthstones, minerals and crystal balls).
    http://www.horne28.freeserve.co.uk/geolinks2.htm
    Links to other geological web sites: updated 7/6/2004 Geological Societies: Association of UK RIGS Groups The Australian Mineral Collector Craven and Pendle Geological Society Cumberland Geological Society Cumbria RIGS Group ... Dorset Geologists Association and DIGS East Midlands Geological Society Edinburgh Geological Society Essex Rock and Mineral Society The Geochemical Society ... The Geologists' Association The Geological Society London The Geological Society of Glasgow Leeds Geological Association Liverpool Geological Society The Mineralogical Society ... Mineralogy Club of Antwerp , Belgium North Eastern Geological Society North Staffordshire Group of the Geologists' Association The Palaeontological Association The PCSB Geological Society (Leicester University) Quaternary Reserach Association RockWatch for young geologists in the UK Royal Geological Society of Cornwall Shropshire Geological Society Shropshire Mines Trust South-west Florida Fossil Club ... West of England Group of the Geologists' Association West Sussex Geological Society West Yorkshire RIGS Group The Yorkshire Geological Society
    Web-based clubs, groups and communities:

    86. Collections 1 New Find Minerals Rocks Crystals Gems Fossils Specimens For The Pr
    We have geological mapped the mine so know where mining locality area saw these crystals, he assured after location for columbite and beryl pegmatite minerals.
    http://www.newfindminerals.com/nfm1.htm
    Columbite (Fe,Mn)(Nb,Ta) O Iron Manganese Niobium Tantalum Oxide New Columbite specimens are currently available from Western Australia. Recent deep mining undertaken by us uncovered exceptional pieces. The mine entrance was then covered up to make it safe and environmently stable. We have geological mapped the mine so know where the best crystals were located. These specimens are the only pieces that will come from this locality for a long time. A broad range of columbite forms for all budgets are available on and off matrix. Do you have a columbite specimen in your collection? Once you go black, you never go back! All offers on specimens. New specimens will be continually posted so check back when you can for a browse or before a specimen that you are interested in is sold. Crystal size: 61 x 26 x 13 mm and 47 x 20 x 12 mm Specimen size: 146 x 76 x 76 mm Specimen weight: 828 g This is a truly awesome ferrocolumbite specimen. Sold to the Smithsonian Institute. Two large and lustrous ferrocolumbites sit in opposition atop a mass of albite, all within quartz. The crystals have nucleated on the albite, and have grown within the quartz, which has permitted growth of the sharp and lustrous crystals you see here. Two other well-formed but small crystals are present on the back of the specimen, along with the base section of what would have originally been another large crystal. Very fine-grained accessory garnet occurs within albite on the back of the specimen. This specimen was found early on in our specimen mining when a broken crystal (the one on the back of the specimen) was noticed in a mine face. Careful work exposed very small sections of one of the crystals you see on this specimen. Work over a period of two days was required to remove the specimen from the rock as specialised tools needed be used (and had to be sourced from the nearest major town) to ensure no further damaged to the specimen occurred. We will post photos of the extraction soon. Once out of the ground, further preparation resulted in the specimen you see here. A simply Exquisite piece for the serious collector

    87. Twinning, Polymorphism, Polytypism, Pseudomorphism
    Polytypism has little geologic consequence, and will thus not be substituting for Zr in the crystals structure Unlike crystalline minerals that show sharp, well
    http://www.tulane.edu/~sanelson/eens211/twinning.htm
    EENS 211 Earth Materials Tulane University Prof. Stephen A. Nelson Twinning, Polymorphism, Polytypism, Pseudomorphism Twinning in Crystals Sometimes during the growth of a crystal, or if the crystal is subjected to stress or temperature/pressure conditions different from those under which it originally formed, two or more intergrown crystals are formed in a symmetrical fashion. These symmetrical intergrowths of crystals are called twinned crystals. Twinning is important to recognize, because when it occurs, it is often one of the most diagnostic features enabling identification of the mineral. What happens is that lattice points in one crystal are shared as lattice points in another crystal adding apparent symmetry to the crystal pairs. Twinning, because it adds symmetry, never occurs in relation to the existing symmetry of the crystal. Symmetry Operations that Define Twinning Because symmetry is added to a crystal by twinning, twining can be defined by the symmetry operations that are involved. These include:
    • Reflection across a mirror plane. The added mirror plane would then be called a

    88. Department Of Geology - Mineral Room
    duPont from the from the famous gem and mineral dealer George Kunz The crystals of analcime, a sodium, aluminum silicate which are geology Department Homepage.
    http://www.udel.edu/geology/min/
    In an effort to better serve the greater community and to allow for more convenient access by off-campus visitors, the Mineralogical Museum is now open to the public on Saturdays and Sundays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Paid visitor parking is available in the lot adjacent to Penny Hall, located on Academy Street in Newark and in metered spaces nearby. The free museum is also open Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 12:00 noon-4:00 p.m. The University of Delaware Mineralogical Museum is not barrier free, therefore disabilities accomodation requests should be made ten days in advance of a visit by calling 302-831-8242. Museum Hours: The University of Delaware Mineralogical Museum is open Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Noon - 4:00 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday, 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.. (Here are just a few samples from our collection)
      Gold, 15 cm across, Harper Brothers mine, Tuoloumne County, California. The miners who rushed to California in 1849 gradually worked their way from the alluvial gold placers of the lowlands to the quartz veins of the Mother Lode in the foothills of the Sierras. Mines in this region have produced the majority of the world's fine gold specimens. This large leaf of gold was collected in the late 1800's and acquired by the museum in the late 1970's. It was loosely embedded in the rock of the vein, and had to be taken out and cleaned, but it is natural in its shape and appearance. Rhodochrosite, 10 cm, Huallapon mine, Pasto Bueno, Peru. Rhodochrosite is manganese carbonate, and shares an atomic pattern, or crystal structure, with carbonates of calcium (calcite), magnesium (magnesite), iron (siderite), zinc (smithsonite), and several other elements. These minerals are known as rhombohedral carbonates. Large crystals of rhodochrosite are rare; they are found in low-temperature, silver-bearing hydrothermal veins associated with granitic rocks in mountain regions. The two most productive deposits have been the Huallapon vein, which produced this crystal about 1976 (when the museum acquired it through the generous support of Mrs. David Craven), and the Sweet Home mine in Alma, Colorado, which has been mined for the last several years just for rhodochrosite mineral specimens.

    89. Rockhounding Arkansas, Table Of Contents
    crafts for all ages Crystal Growing Experiments, see also to start a collection of rocks and minerals. Girl Scout geology Activities Boy Scout geology Merit
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    If you are a beginner or an accomplished mineralogist, you'll want to read through the stories and information presented here for the enjoyment of this fascinating hobby. Rockhounding Arkansas is presented by Mike and Darcy Howard, for your information and enjoyment of mineral collecting. Mike has authored numerous articles and publications for collectors as well as for the scientific community. The companion book to our website. Collecting Crystals, the Guide to Quartz in Arkansas Chapter 1.

    90. Texas Minerals
    and sulfate minerals disseminated through the limestones. These aqueous solutions later precipitated calcite and celestite as large, wellformed crystals along
    http://www.tmm.utexas.edu/npl/mineralogy/Texas_Minerals/
    Non-vertebrate
    Paleontology
    Laboratory Just what Is a Mineral? The Collections The Science of Minerals Mineral Genesis ... Home Texas Geology and Minerals The Llano Uplift The oldest rocks exposed in Texas formed over a billion years ago when thick sequences of sediment were deposited in an ancient sea that bordered the North American craton. Approximately one billion years ago, the southern edge of this craton collided with another continent or an oceanic plate in an tectonic event that metamorphosed the sediments into gneisses and schists and partially melted more deeply buried rocks producing granitic magmas. The metamorphic and igneous rocks produced in this orogeny, the Packsaddle Schist, Lost Creek and Valley Spring Gneisses, Town Mountain and finer-grained granites, are now exposed in the Llano Uplift in central Texas. The ultramafic rocks and serpentinites that make up the Coal Creek igneous complex are though to represent the remnants of the island arc that collided with the North American craton. Terlingua , Texas is the site of one of the world's largest mercury deposits. At one time this mine produced approximately one forth of the mercury used in the United States. The mercury ore, cinnabar, occurs as powdery red veins in the layered limestones and volcanic lavas and tuffs in Brewster County. Liquid mercury also occurs in Terlingua. Industrial use of mercury declined when it became known just how toxic mercury was, and mining ceased at Terlingua in the 1970's.

    91. Introduction To Physical Geology Syllabus
    Major physical properties of minerals Crystal form. Cleavage. Hardness. Mohs hardness scale Number, Material. 1, Talc. 2, Gypsum. 3, Calcite. 4, Fluorite. 5, Apatite.
    http://www.geol.umd.edu/~jmerck/geol100/lectures/07.html

    Minerals
    Minerology: Mineral:
    "A homogeneous, naturally occurring, solid inorganic crystalline substance with a specific chemical composition."
    • There are two types of solid:
      • Glass: If we take a liquid and chill it so quickly that its molecules are frozen as they stand, without any microscopic organization, the result is a glass.
      • Crystal: A solid that forms from a liquid or gas slowly enough that its ions pack together with a regular geometry. This is a crystal lattice.
    • The geometric regularity with which anions and cations arrange themselves in a lattice is reflected on a macroscopic scale in the geometry of the crystal faces of the growing crystal grain.
    • When do crystals form
      • Solidification from melt (freezing): When a liquid is cooled below its melting point.
      • Precipitation from a solution: When more of a substance is present in a solution than the solution can hold.
      • Solid-state diffusion: can cause ions to reorganize themselves into new minerals without melting having occurred when a solid is heated or compressed.
      • Cation substitution: Anions of a given atomic mass tend to occupy a larger volume than cations of similar mass. As a result, the geometry of a crystal lattice is largely determined by the packing arrangement of anions. Different cations often substitute for one another in the lattice.

    92. IU Geological Sciences - Course Information 100-level
    of natural and maninduced geologic hazards earthquakes and forces driving the growth of crystals from melts and The chemistry of silicates and other minerals.
    http://www.indiana.edu/~geosci/courses/courseinfointro.html
    Home News Courses Prospective Students ... Site Search INDIANA UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES
    Introductory (100-200 level)
    Course Descriptions
    G103 Earth Science: Materials and Processes (3 cr.) NMNS Introduction to origin and classification of minerals and rocks. Relationships between rock types, rock structures, surficial geological processes of running water, subsurface water, glaciation, wind, tides, and landform evolution. Geologic time. Two lectures and one demonstration/ laboratory each week. Credit given for only one of the following: G103, G111. II Sem. G104 Evolution of the Earth (3 cr.) NMNS Earth's history interpreted through five billion years. Deductive approach to understanding the significance of rocks and fossils and reconstructing the plate-tectonic origin of mountains, continents, and ocean basins. A survey of events in earth's evolution relevant to contemporary environmental concerns. Two lectures and one laboratory each week. Credit given for only one of the following: G104, G112. G105 Earth: Our Habitable Planet (3 cr.) NMNS Introduction to planet Earth as a dynamic and complex global system. Course materials will demonstrate physical and chemical linkages between biosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and geosphere that directly impact lifestyles of human populations at time scales of years to centuries. Two lectures and one laboratory each week.

    93. VOLCANIC ROCKS
    Pyroxene and plagioclase are also common, but their crystals are much smaller and may be difficult to see without a microscope. These three minerals help to
    http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/vwlessons/volcanic_rocks.html
    VOLCANIC ROCKS
    Rocks are aggregates of minerals. Geologists divide rocks into three groups: igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary. Igneous rocks crystallize from magma. Metamorphic rocks form by the deformation and/or recrystallization of pre-existing rock by changes in temperature, pressure, and/or chemistry. Sedimentary rocks form by weathering and erosion of preexisting rock to make sediment, which is lithified into rock. Most rocks in Hawaii are igneous. If magma solidifies within the crust, the rock is called an intrusive igneous rock. Intrusive igneous rocks have been exposed by erosion along rift zones of some of the older volcanoes in Hawaii. Intrusive rocks help to built the volcanoes from the inside. This photo shows the Uwekahuna laccolith that is exposed in the wall of Kilauea caldera. A laccolith is a pocket of magma that became trapped in the rocks layers before it reached the surface. Laccoliths have flat bottoms and convex tops. Photo by Steve Mattox, July 1990. If the magma erupts at the surface, it is called an

    94. Rocks & Minerals
    Crystal system Cubic, commonly in cubes with striated Primarily composed of the minerals calcite and gpc.peachnet.edu/~pgore/geology/historical_lab/sedrockslab
    http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~gcaselton/fossil/mineral.html
    Classification of sedimentary rocks Sedimentary rock classification based on clast size Known as when loose (unlithified) Known as when indurated
    (lithified) Clast diameter size
    Clay Claystone Mudstone Silt
    fine Siltstone medium coarse Sand fine Sandstone medium coarse Gravel Granules Conglomerate Breccia ... Boulders
    Aragonite
    Composition: Calcium Carbonate (CaCO F ormation: Formed from a metastable polymorph of calcite . Tested for by means of hydrochloric acid. It is not generally stable in diagenetic conditions and is quickly converted to calcite.
    http://www.galleries.com/minerals/carbonat/aragonit/aragonit.htm
    Calcite
    Composition: Calcium Carbonate (CaCO Formation: Formed mainly from the neomorphism of clay. The crystals of calcite can form many different shapes by combining the basic forms of the positive rhombohedron, negative rhombohedron, steeply, moderately and slightly inclined rhombohedrons, various scalahedrons, prism and pinacoid to name a few of the more common forms. There are more than 300 crystal forms identified in calcite and these forms can combine to produce the thousand different crystal variations.
    http://www.galleries.com/minerals/carbonat/calcite/calcite.htm

    95. Memphis Archaeological And Geological Society‚Lapidary Arts: The Color Of Cryst
    Play of colors The color os some minerals is really by the physical structure of the crystals, such as 19982002 Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society
    http://www.memphisgeology.org/l_color.html
    The Club The Show Newsletter Archaeology ... Email LAPIDARY ARTICLES Color of Crystals Sawing Gemstones A Visit to the Mineral and Lapidary Museum of Henderson County, NC The Color of Crystals Idiochromatic: Some minerals are nearly always the same color because certain light-absorbing atoms are an essential part of their crystal structure. These minerals are described as idiochromatic. For example, copper minerals are nearly always red, green or blue according to the nature of the copper present.: Allochromatic: A large number of minerals occur in a wide range of colors caused by impurities or light-absorbing defects in the atomic structure. For example, quartz, diamond, beryl, and corundum can be red, green, yellow, and blue. These minerals are described as allochromatic. Play of colors: The color os some minerals is really a play of colors like that seen in an oil slick or a soap bubble. This may be produced when the light is affected by the physical structure of the crystals, such as twinning or cleavage planes, or by the development duirng growth of thin films. Microscopic "intergrowths" of plate-like inclusions also interfere with the light.

    96. Geological Sciences 100
    B) Characterization of minerals (c) The external form of a visible crystal (from The Changing Earth Introduction to geology (2nd ed.), by Mears, Jr., D
    http://www.geology.ohio-state.edu/~vonfrese/gs100/lect07/
    EARTH SYSTEM I:
    GEOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT

    Lecture VII. Rock-Forming Minerals
    A) Crustal Abundances of Minerals B) Characterization of Minerals C) Physical Properties of Minerals D) Examples
    • A) Crustal Abundances of Minerals
      Figure 7.1 Relative abundance of minerals in the earth's crust. Data from Ronov and Yaroshevsky, 1969 (from General Geology (5th ed.), by Foster, Merrill Publishing Co., 1988).
      Table 7.1 Relative abundance of the most common elements in the earth's crust
    • B) Characterization of Minerals
    • Natural, inorganic elements or compounds having crystalline structure
    • Chemical compositions that are fixed or vary within fixed limits
      • single elements ==> Ag, Au, Cu, S, etc.
      • most are compounds in either
        • fixed composition ==> Si O (quartz) or
        • solid solution ==> (Fe, Mg) Si O
          Figure 7.2
      • Solids with internal structure ==> crystalline
        Figure 7.3 Principle of X-ray diffraction. After Gilluley, Woodford, and Waters (from The Changing Earth - Introduction to Geology (2nd ed.), by Mears, Jr., D. Van Nostrand Co., 1977). Figure 7.4 Halite structure showing models of internal arrangement (a) space lattice; (b) a packing diagram. (c) The external form of a visible crystal

    97. The Mineral And Gemstone Kingdom: Home
    An interactive reference guide to rocks, minerals, and gemstones.
    http://www.minerals.net/

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    98. Geology 211 (Mineralogy) Home Page
    geology 211. Mineralogy. Prof. Stephen A. Nelson. This Course is no longer Offered Please go to the new site for EENS 211- Earth
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    GEOLOGY 211 Mineralogy Prof. Stephen A. Nelson This Course is no longer Offered - Please go to the new site for EENS 211- Earth Materials at http://www.tulane.edu/~sanelson/eens211
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    99. ESU Geology Museum
    You can see a western Kansas Cretaceous mosasaur, a giant ground sloth, a mastodon tusk plus other displays in the ESU geology Museum.
    http://www.emporia.edu/earthsci/museum/museum.htm
    Earth Science Department, Division of Physical Sciences
    Emporia State University, Emporia, Kansas 66801
    The ESU Geology Museum has recently been renamed the Johnston Geology Museum in honor of Dr. Paul Johnston for his 38 years of dedication to the Earth Sciences Department and the University as a whole. He was responsible for starting the museum and has been director, curator, collector and jack-of-all-trades for the museum since its inception. The image above shows Paul doing what he did best teach. He did not limit this combination of teaching and field trips to university classes. Paul led trips for such diverse groups as the ESU geology club, the Boy Scouts, Elderhostel, the Kansas Academy of Sciences, and the Kansas Earth Science Teachers Association. The museum is an enduring legacy of his dedication and will continue to help teach everyone who visits it long after his retirement. Location: ESU Cram Science Hall, 14th and Merchant St. Hours: Admission: Free Arrangements: Departments of Physical Sciences, (620) 341-5330

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