Minerals: Identifying, Classifying and Collecting Them
Table of Contents
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Learning About Minerals
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8
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What Are Minerals?
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10
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The Crystal Chemical Classification of Minerals
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10
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The Properties of Minerals
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14
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Hardness
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14
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Density (Specific Gravity)
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17
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Streak
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19
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Color
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20
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Cleavage and Fracture
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22
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Optical Properties
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23
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Radioactivity
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24
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Fluorescence
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24
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The External Appearance of Minerals
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26
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Crystal Classes
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26
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Crystal Systems
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28
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Characteristics of Crystals
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30
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Origin and Mode of Occurrence of Minerals
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32
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How Do Minerals Form?
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32
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Where Do Minerals Occur?
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34
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Igneous Succession
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34
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Sedimentary Succession
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39
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Metamorphic Succession
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42
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Mineral Deposits and Their Characteristic Minerals
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42
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Gemstones
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44
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Types of Cuts
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44
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Identifying Minerals
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46
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Advice and Tips on Identification
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48
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The Crystal Drawings
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49
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Abbreviations
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49
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Blue Streak
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50
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Red Streak
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56
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Yellow Streak
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64
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Brown Streak
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72
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Green Streak
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86
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Black Streak
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104
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White Streak
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136
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Collecting Minerals
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212
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Finding Mineral Specimens
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214
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Where Is It All Right to Collect?
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214
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U.S. Sources of Information on Collection Sites
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214
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Sources for Identification of Minerals
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215
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Journals and E-Mail
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216
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Maps
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216
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Equipment
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217
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Behavior at the Site
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217
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Buying Minerals
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217
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Trading Minerals
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217
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Organizing a Mineral Collection
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218
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The Systematic Collection
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218
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The Specialized Collection
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218
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The Regional Collection
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218
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Size of the Specimens
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218
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Micromounts
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218
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Storing Mineral Specimens
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219
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The Collector's Card Index
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219
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Rock Collecting
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222
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The Origin of Rocks
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222
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Locating Specimens
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222
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Short Glossary of Mineralogical Terms
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224
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Index
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232
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Copyright Page, Photograph Credits, Acknowledgments
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237
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