Minerals and how to Study ThemThis manual focuses on mineral identification. Based on the Dana system of classification, it uses simple observation methods and tools to enable readers to identify unknown minerals. |
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Minerals, and How to Study Them: A Book for Beginners in Mineralogy (Classic ... Edward Salisbury Dana No preview available - 2017 |
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adamantine aggregates aluminum angles antimony apatite aragonite arsenic associated atoms azurite barite basal pinacoid blowpipe blue borax brown calcite calcium called carbonate Cerussite chalcopyrite chemical chloride cleavable cleavage parallel closed tube color Colorless common mineral commonly Composition compounds copper corundum crystalline cube cuprite deposits diamond dioxide dipyramid easily Effervesces elements faces feldspar fibrous flame fluorite fragment fuses fusible galena garnet goethite gold granular gray green gypsum Habit hardness heated on charcoal hematite hexagonal hydrochloric acid important iron isometric limestone luster luster is vitreous magnesium magnetic magnetite manganese masses massive metallic mica mined mineralogist monoclinic native nonmetallic Occurrence octahedron opal orthorhombic oxide pegmatites perfect cleavage Physical Properties platinum prism pyrite pyrolusite pyroxenes quartz rhombohedral rocks scratched shown in Fig side pinacoid silicate silver sodium specific gravity specimens sphalerite streak sulfate sulfide sulfur surface symmetry tourmaline twinning variety yellow zinc