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  1. Reactive Transport in Porous Media (Reviews in mineralogy)
  2. Mineralogy: Concepts, Descriptions, Determinations by L. G. Berry,
  3. Sedimentary Petrography - Geology and Mineralogy by Henry B. Milner, 2003-07
  4. Ancient mineralogy: or, An inquiry respecting mineral substances mentioned by Nathaniel Fish Moore, 2009-08-22
  5. Dana's Manual of Mineralogy by Cornelius S. Hurlbut Jr., 1941
  6. Ionic Compounds: Applications of Chemistry to Mineralogy by Claude H. Yoder, 2006-10-06
  7. Applied Mineralogy in the Mining Industry by W. Petruk, 2000-12-13
  8. Chemical Mineralogy, Smelting and Metallization
  9. Elements of Optical Mineralogy: An Introduction to Microscopic Petrography, with Description of All Minerals Whose Optical Elements Are Known and Tables ... for Their Determination Microscopically by Newton Horace Winchell, Alexander Newton Winchell, 2010-02-28
  10. Elements of optical mineralogy; an introduction to microscopic petrography by N H. 1839-1914 Winchell, Alexander Newton Winchell, 2010-07-31
  11. An Introduction to Mineralogy: Founded On the Chemical Composition of Mineral and Metallic Bodies by Charles Moxon, 2010-01-11
  12. Applied Clay Mineralogy by Ralph E. Grim, 1962-12
  13. Introduction to Mineralogy for Geologists by W.J. Phillips, N. Phillips, 1980-05-21
  14. Process Mineralogy VIII

41. Cape-Atlantic Rockhounds
Club for enthusiasts based in Cologne, NJ. Rock collecting, lapidary, geology, mineralogy, shows and related activities.
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42. SpringerLink - Publication
link.springerny.com/link/service/journals/00710/ More results from link.springer-ny.com Institute of Experimental mineralogyiem main resources (image map). Institute of Experimental mineralogy. Chernogolovka, Moscow region, 142432 Russia. IEM information resources.
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Publication Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology Publisher: Springer-Verlag Heidelberg ISSN: 0010-7999 (Paper) 1432-0967 (Online) Subject: Chemical Sciences Geosciences Issues in bold contain article full text that you are entitled to view. Online First Volume 147 Number 3 Number 2 Number 1 Request a sample Volume 146 Number 6 Number 5 Number 4 Number 3 ... Number 1 Volume 145 Number 6 Number 5 Number 4 Number 3 ... Number 1 Volume 144 Number 6 Number 5 Number 4 Number 3 ... Number 1 Volume 143 Number 6 Number 5 Number 4 Number 3 ... Number 1 Volume 142 Number 6 Number 5 Number 4 Number 3 ... Number 1 Volume 141 Number 6 Number 5 Number 4 Number 3 ... Number 1 Volume 140 Number 6 Number 5 Number 4 Number 3 ... Number 1 Volume 139 Number 6 Number 5 Number 4 Number 3 ... Number 1 Volume 138 Number 4 Number 3 Number 2 Number 1 Volume 137 Number 4 Number 3 Numbers 1-2 Volume 136 Number 4 Number 3 Numbers 1-2 Volume 135 Number 4 Numbers 2-3 Number 1 Volume 134 Number 4 Numbers 2-3 Number 1 Volume 133 Number 4 Number 3 Numbers 1-2 Volume 132 Number 4 Number 3 Number 2 Number 1 Volume 131 Number 4 Numbers 2-3 Number 1 Volume 130 Numbers 3-4 Number 2 Number 1 Volume 129 Number 4 Numbers 2-3 Number 1 Volume 128 Number 4 Numbers 2-3 Number 1 Volume 127 Number 4 Number 3 Numbers 1-2 Volume 126 Number 4 Number 3 Numbers 1-2 Volume 125 Number 4 Numbers 2-3 Number 1 Volume 124 Numbers 3-4 Number 2 Number 1 Volume 123 Number 4 Number 3 Number 2 Number 1 Volume 122 Number 4 Number 3 Numbers 1-2 Volume 121 Number 4 Number 2 Number 1 Volume 120 Numbers 3-4 Number 2 Number 1 Volume 119

43. Ed Rogers Rare & Out Of Print Books - Rare Paleontology Books
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1. L'Abbe de Witry; Memoire sur les Fossiles du Tournaisis et les Petrifications en General, Relativement a leur utilite pour la vie Civile. Memoires de L'Academie Imperiale et Royale,,,Bruxelles. Bruxelles, 1780. Quarto, pp. 34, 4 engraved plates of fossiles. In contemporary calf, six spine panels, gold tooled titles, red spine edges, marbled end sheets. rubbing to binding, text and plates exceptionally clean. Very rare, $700. CLICK ON IMAGE FOR OTHER EXPANDED VIEWS.

44. Mineralogy At Caltech
Top/Reference/Education/Colleges_and_Universities/North_America/United_States/California/Private_Colleges_and_Universities/California_Institute_of_Technology/Research/Geology_and_Planetary_Science
http://minerals.gps.caltech.edu/mineralogy/
Mineralogy Research in George Rossman's Group
Caltech Students, Staff and Collaborators George Rossman Liz Miura Jed Mosenfelder Laura Baker CharlieVerdel Ma Chi Leo Stein Jon Hunt
Current Projects in Mineralogy
  • Hydrous Components in Nominally Anhydrous Minerals Analytical Calibration of the Spectrum of OH in Minerals Spectroscopy of Minerals Nano-phases in Rose Quartz ... The OH content of synthetic olivine The origin of green color in quartz from an amethyst deposit Undergraduate Research: Studies of the rare mineral painite Undergraduate Research: Crystal Orientation

  • Recent Projects in Mineralogy
  • OH in crustal minerals - feldspars and pyroxenes Martian Surface Mineralogy Instrumentation development - tunable laser spectrometer Undergraduate Research: thermochromic garnets
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    Data files and figures from recent publications from the group
    The Mineral Spectroscopy Server
    On-line information on the absorption spectra and color of minerals.

    45. Minerals Engineering International Online - Mineral Processing & Extractive Meta
    Analytical Techniques and Applied mineralogy in the minerals engineering field. Includes recent news, product news, and conference announcements and reports.
    http://www.min-eng.com/
    Home News Conferences Commodities Publications Business Directory Resources Help Minerals Engineering International:
    Search Site: Quick Links: Choose a unit operation... Biotechnology Comminution Computer Applications Electrometallurgy Environmental Issues Froth Flotation General Minerals Engineering Gravity Concentration Hydrometallurgy Magnetic/Electrical Separation Materials Handling Pyrometallurgy Reagents Solid-Liquid Separation MEI Online Home
    Headlines on Alcoa and Government of Trinidad and Tobago Sign MOU To Build New Smelter
    Alcoa today announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) under which Alcoa and the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago will build ....
    AMIRA Research Program Delivers Industry $295M

    An AMIRA research program has delivered to the minerals-processing industry $295 million in direct financial benefits over the last six years for an investment of about $10 million ....
    Bisbee Plant - Copper Production Accepted by Smelter

    The process plant at Bisbee, Arizona is operational and the first shipment of copper concentrate has been accepted by the Miami smelter operated by Phelps Dodge. April ....
    Gekko Systems Inducted into Manufacturing Hall of Fame

    The Hon. Tim Holding, Minister for Manufacturing and Export in the Victorian State Government, last night inducted Gekko Systems into the Manufacturing Hall of Fame ....

    46. Mineral Database - Minerals - Mineral Photos
    The web s most comprehensive and regularly updated mineralogy database with information on minerals from around the world and thousands of photos.
    http://www.mindat.org/
    Main Menu Log In Message Board Event List ... Statistics Mineral Search Enter name, or part of name: Search Pages Search Minerals by Properties Search Minerals by Chemistry Mineral Association Search Alphabetical Index of Minerals ... User's Photo Galleries Links Mineral Links Mineral Dealers Mindat Mall How to link to mindat Mineral Books About Mindat Donate to Mindat History of Mindat Thank You To... Member List ... Contact Jolyon Newest Mineral Entries Zincian Devilline Aurivilliusite Petewilliamsite Lepkhenelmite-Zn ... Aventurine Orthoclase Website Design by
    mindat.org - The Mineral Database
    May 27, 2004 Welcome to mindat.org , the largest mineral database and mineralogical reference website on the internet. This site contains worldwide data on minerals, mineral localities and other mineralogical information. This site is growing every day, with new mineral information, localities and photographs added by members - why not join so you can keep the site updated with information on areas you are familiar with. If you are new to the site, use the search box on the left of this page to look for mineral names, and the search box on the right hand side to look for locality names.

    47. Grants Info
    International earth science research funding organizations from the United Institute of Geology, Geophysics and mineralogy, Russia.
    http://geology.uiggm.nsc.ru/engl/uiggm/grant.htm
    Grants Info
    This page is supported by the . Many of organizations or grant sites listed below provide the funding of international cooperation in science and technology. If you wish to add your link to this list, please, contact Gofman Svetlana UIGGM Home . Last updated: April 21, 1997

    48. Museum Victoria - Mineralogywelcome
    WELCOME TO THE mineralogy AND PETROLOGY SECTION OF Museum Victoria. mineralogy and Petrology Section Museum of Victoria PO BOX 666E Melbourne. Victoria.
    http://www.museum.vic.gov.au/mineralogy/welcome.html
    WELCOME TO THE MINERALOGY AND PETROLOGY SECTION OF Museum Victoria
    For further information or to comment on this home page contact
    Dermot Henry, Collection Curator, email dhenry@museum.vic.gov.au
    INTRODUCTION
    The Mineralogy and Petrology Section is responsible for the geological collections (excluding fossil material) of the State of Victoria. The collections were founded in 1854 with the establishment of the National Museum of Victoria.They now consists of the amalgamation of the States major geological collections, encompassing those of the National Museum, Industrial and Technological Museum, Geological Survey of Victoria and the University of Melbourne.
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    49. Wiley-VCH - Mitteilungen Aus Dem Museum Für Naturkunde In Berlin - Geowissensch
    A publication of the institutes of palaeontology and mineralogy at the Natural History Museum of HumboldtUniversity in Berlin. Site in both English and German.
    http://www.wiley-vch.de/publish/en/journals/alphabeticIndex/2254
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    An International Journal of Geoscience
    The Geoscience Series is the publication organ of the institutes of palaeontology and mineralogy at the Museum of Natural History of the Humboldt-University in Berlin and publishes original papers covering all aspects of geoscience. As an international journal it is open not only for members of the Museum of Natural History, but also to a broad international author's community

    50. Mars Pathfinder - Science Results - Mineralogy And Geochemistry
    Summarizes the geochemical results obtained by NASA's Mars Pathfinder mission. Includes plots of geochemical trends, and comparisons with earlier Viking mission data as well as with Earth geochemistry.
    http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/MPF/science/mineralogy.html
    Mars Pathfinder Science Results The Alpha Proton X-Ray Spectrometer on the rover measured the compositions of nine rocks. The silicon content of some of the rocks is much higher than that of the martian meteorites, our only other samples of Mars. The martian meteorites are all mafic and ultramafic igneous rocks, volcanic and intrusive rocks that are relatively low in silicon and high in iron and magnesium. Such rocks would be expected to form by partial melting of the upper mantle of Mars. The melt rises up though the crust and solidifies at or near the surface. The mafic volcanic martian meteorites, referred to as basalts, are the most common rock on Earth and have also been found on the Moon. Based on the composition of the martian meteorites and the presence of plains and mountains that look like features produced by basaltic volcanism on Earth, geologists expected to find primarily basalts on Mars.
    for the bumpy textures is weathered lithic fragments and crystals in volcanic rocks.
    Alpha Proton X-Ray Spectrometer (APXS) Note: The compositions plotted in the following 5 figures have been superseded by the results presented in: Rieder, R., et al., 1997, The chemical composition of the Martian soil and rocks returned by the mobile Alpha Proton X-ray Spectrometer: Preliminary results from the X-ray mode, Science, 278: 1771-1774.

    51. Mercury Mineral Data
    Data specifications on mercury from the mineralogy database.
    http://webmineral.com/data/Mercury.shtml
    Mercury Mineral Data Pronunciation Guide
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    General Mercury Information
    Chemical Formula: Hg Composition: Molecular Weight = 200.59 gm Mercury 100.00 % Hg Empirical Formula: Hg Environment: Secondary mineral resulting from oxidation of cinnabar deposits. Solid below -38.9°C. IMA Status: Valid Species (Pre-IMA) Locality: Most notable occurrences are Almaden mines in Spain and the Idria mines in Yugoslavia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. Name Origin: From the Arabic. Synonym: ICSD 44514 PDF 9-253 Quecksilber Quicksilver
    Mercury Image
    Images: Mercury Comments: Silvery metallic mercury coatings on quartz.
    Location: Socrates Mine, Sonoma County, California, USA. Scale: See Photo.
    Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species
    Mercury Crystallography
    Axial Ratios: a:c = 1:1.92739 Cell Dimensions: a = 3.4573, c = 6.6636, Z = 3; V = 68.98 Den(Calc)= 14.49 Crystal System: Trigonal - Hexagonal Scalenohedral H-M Symbol ( 2/m) Space Group: R m
    Physical Properties of Mercury
    Cleavage: None Color: Tin white, Gray white.

    52. Geology 3010 Mineralogy Syllabus Fall, 2003
    Geology 3010 mineralogy Syllabus Fall, 2003. Here s the syllabus and links as of 30 October, 2003. 13 Nov. 18 Systematic mineralogy Native Elements 12.
    http://ruby.colorado.edu/~smyth/syl3010.html
    Geology 3010 Mineralogy Syllabus Fall, 2003
    Here's the syllabus and links as of 30 October, 2003. The lecture meets Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9:30 - 10:30 AM in Benson Earth Sciences (BESC) Rm 145. Laboratory sections meet in BESC 455. This syllabus is provisional and will evolve during the semester. There is a set of links to my html lecture notes for each lecture. In addition, there is a link to the Power Point lecture notes for each lecture. The Power Point notes are subject to change right up to the time of the lecture. Initially, these are the Power Point notes from last year's course. Links:
    Wk Dates Lecture Subject Notes Lab
    Aug. 26 Mineral Definition PowerPoint 1 1. Introduction to Lab
    Aug. 28 Mineral Properties PowerPoint Sep. 2 Chemical Classification of Minerals PowerPoint 1 2. Physical Properties
    Sep. 4

    53. Sheri Janowski's Website
    Chicago geologist's website including links to many Earth Science topics, including geology, mineralogy, seismology, volcanology, astronomy, plate tectonics, and sedimentology.
    http://www.geocities.com/sherijanowski
    Sheri Janowski sjanowski@excite.com FAX# 413-638-7416
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    What time does today's moon rise? Plate Tectonics
    *Virtual Plate Reconstructions
    *USGS Plate Tectonics Animations *PALEOMAP Project Earthquakes *USGS Earthquake Site *USA Earthquake Map *Photo Glossary *ERS Interferometry Volcanoes *USGS Volcano Site *Photo Glossary of Volcanic Terms Astronomy *Views of the Solar System *Virtual Trips to Black Holes and Neutron Stars *Astronomy Pix of the Day: Black Holes Rocks and Minerals *UNC Virtual Geology Project *Mineralogy Database *Fluorite: The IL State Mineral *Geodes ... *Trilobites in IL Sedimentology *USGS Bedform Site *Mass Movement Site *Geologic Column, UC Berkeley *Geologic Time Scale Hydrogeology *Water Use in the United States *USGS Ground Water Info Pages Glaciers *All About Glaciers *Glacers, Table of Contents
    Please Contact Me At: sjanowski@excite.com
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    54. Mineralogy Notes
    University of Colorado GEOLOGY 3010. mineralogy Fundamental Science of Earth Materials. Lecture Notes Fall, 1995. Profs. 1.1. The Science of mineralogy.
    http://ruby.colorado.edu/~smyth/G30101.html
    University of Colorado GEOLOGY 3010
    Mineralogy: Fundamental Science of Earth Materials
    Lecture Notes Fall, 1995
    Profs. Joseph R. Smyth and Tamsin C. McCormick
    CHAPTER I. MINERALS: DEFINITION, PROPERTIES AND OCCURRENCES
    1.1. The Science of Mineralogy
    The science of mineralogy is the study of the physics and chemistry of natural, solid, crystalline materials. 1.1.2. The origin of the chemical elements The Universe that we perceive is thought to have begun in a "Big Bang" approximately 15 billion years ago. This cosmic explosion produced among other particles, protons, neutrons, and electrons which rapidly became organized into the elements hydrogen (1 proton, 1 electron), and helium (2 protons, 2 neutrons, and 2 electrons), plus trace amounts of deuterium (1 proton,1 neutron, and 1 electron), 3He (2 protons, 1 neutron, 2 electrons), and lithium (3 protons, 3 neutrons, 3 electrons). Most of the mass of this primordial material is carried in the protons and neutrons (baryons), each of these particles being approximately 1800 times more massive than an electron. As the gas of these primitive elements expanded, gravitational instabilities caused parts to co alesce into huge clouds that eventually became galaxies and clusters of galaxies. Further, gravitational instabilities within each galaxy caused further collapse of the gas into primitive stars where the very high temperatures caused by gravitational collapse ignited the fires of thermonuclear fusion in which the nuclei of the primitive light elements combined to form heavier elements. In the largest of these stars, the fusion reactions proceeded in stages producing successively heavier elements. The final reaction in which Si combines to form Fe proceeds so rapidly once ignited that the star explodes in what we call a supernova. Our own solar system coalesced from the remnants of one or more of these supernova explosions.

    55. Crystallography
    Crystallography groups in mineralogy are composed of 32 classes of symmetry. To illustrate these symmetry elements, example crystalline forms for each symmetry class are represented by a JAVA applet.
    http://web.wt.net/~daba/Mineral/crystall.html
    Crystallography and Minerals Arranged by Crystal Form The Crystallography section in the Mineralogy Database is moving to a new, permanent domain. Please make sure to bookmark the new location at http://webmineral.com/crystall.shtml Crystal Groups and Classes - Crystallography groups are composed of 32 classes of symmetry derived from observations of the external crystal form. From these 32 classes, 230 space groups (see Crystallography 101 ) are distinguishable using x-ray analysis. For additional information on crystal systems, please review an excellent on-line treatment of this subject, the Introduction to Crystallography and Mineral Crystal Systems by Mike and Darcy Howard. Example Crystal Morphology - To further illustrate these symmetry elements, the example crystalline forms for each symmetry class were constructed using Faces (version 3.5) by Georges Favreau for older browsers and a JAVA language program called JCrystal by Steffen Weber for the java-capable browsers. The example crystals in each group and class were constructed using the following parameters: Crystallographic axes: a=1, b=1, c=1.

    56. 2P22 Optical Mineralogy
    LECTURE OUTLINE. The following is a list of lecture topics to be considered in this course. The links are to lecture notes and overheads used in the lectures.
    http://www.brocku.ca/earthsciences/people/gfinn/optical/222lect.htm
    LECTURE OUTLINE
    The following is a list of lecture topics to be considered in this course. The links are to lecture notes and overheads used in the lectures.
    Objectives
    Properties of Light
    Refractometry

    57. European Journal Of Mineralogy
    Publishes original papers, review articles and short notes dealing with all mineralogical sciences, which include primarily mineralogy, petrology, geochemistry, crystallography and ore geology, as well as applied and technical mineralogy or any related field.
    http://www.schweizerbart.de/j/ejm/index.htm
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    58. OPTICAL MINERALOGY
    OPTICAL mineralogy. You have reached the home page for the Year 2 Optical mineralogy course offered at Brock University. These web
    http://www.brocku.ca/earthsciences/people/gfinn/optical/2P22.htm
    OPTICAL MINERALOGY
    You have reached the home page for the Year 2 Optical Mineralogy course offered at Brock University. These web pages, like all others, are constantly being updated. Currently the browser may burrow deeper into the course. Links are provided to full course notes, handouts, all overheads and copies of all labs.
    • Introduction
      Lecture Oultine

      Laboratory Outline

    • Mineral Gallery

      A collection of plane light and crossed polarized views of 27 common isotropic, uniaxial and biaxial minerals. Each individual mineral page also contains a summary of the optical properties useful in recognition. The minerals represent those covered in Optical Mineralogy (ERSC 2P22) with the remainder being introduced in Petrology and Petrography (ERSC 3P21).
    Greg Finn's Home Page Earth Sciences Home Page Brock University's Home Page

    59. SpringerLink - Publication
    More results from www.springerlink.com Colgate mineralogy metals of humankind. The study of these naturally occurring crystalline substances is the science of mineralogy. This course deals
    http://www.springerlink.com/openurl.asp?genre=journal&issn=0930-0708

    60. The Mineralogical Society Of Arizona Home Page
    Society aimed at promoting popular interest in the various Earth Sciences, and particularly the fields of geology, lapidary, mineralogy paleontology.
    http://azminerals.com/
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