The Studio Handbook of Minerals: A Guide to Gem and Mineral Collecting |
Contents
Contents | 6 |
Part One GENERAL MINERALOGY | 14 |
Part Two DESCRIPTION OF IMPORTANT | 61 |
Copyright | |
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Common terms and phrases
acicular adamantine adularia alpine fissures apatite augite AUSTRIA azurite barite basalt beryl blue brittle brown calcite cassiterite cavities chalcopyrite chemical CHEMISTRY chlorite coarsely colorless vitreous compact conch conchoidal copper Crystal form crystalline crystals common crystals rare cubes cubic deposits diopside dolomite dull earthy epidote feldspar fibrous flakes flaky fluorite Formation and occurrence galena garnet GERMANY grains granite granular green greenish grey gypsum hedral hematite hexagonal hornblende hydrothermal IDENTIFICATION crystal idocrase iron large crystals limestone limonite LUSTER Vitreous magmatic magnetite malachite massive metallic metamorphic MEXICO mica minerals mines monoclinic occurs oidal olivine opaque orthorhombic oxidation zones pale pegmatites pink plagioclase Plate pneumatolytic prismatic prisms PROPERTIES perfect pyramids pyrite quartz radiating reddish rhombic rhombohedron rock crystal schists sedimentary sediments serpentine siderite silicate silver sometimes specimens sphalerite spinel STREAK Colorless STREAK White sulphides sulphur tabular tetragonal translucent twins uneven veins volcanic yellow yellowish zeolites