Rocks and Minerals - Peterson Field Guides
Table of Contents
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PART I: An Introduction to the Study of Rocks and Minerals
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Your Mineral Collection
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1
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Care of the collection, collecting and testing equipment, reagents, testing supplies |
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Rocks and Minerals and Where to Find Them
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12
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Geographical Distribution
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13
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Rock Classifications
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15
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Igneous Rocks
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15
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Sedimentary Rocks
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26
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Metamorphic Rocks
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31
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Mineral Environments
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37
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Physical Properties of Minerals
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42
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Distinguishing Characteristics
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42
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Color, luster, hardness, specific gravity, streak, fracture, cleavage, parting, translucency, fluorescence and phosphorescence |
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Mineral Textures and Outlines of Aggregates
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50
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Crystal Classifications
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53
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The Crystal Systems
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57
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Other Forms and Phenomena
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65
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Twinning, distorted crystals, parallel growths, crystal habit, psuedomorphs |
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The Chemical Classification of Minerals
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71
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Tests, Techniques, and Tips
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78
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Fusibility, flame tests, bead tests, tube tests, wet tests in test tubes, fluorescence and phosphorescence |
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PART II: Mineral Descriptions
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Elements
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97
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Sulfides and Sulfosalts
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108
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Oxides
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142
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Halides
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174
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Carbonates
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182
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Nitrates
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201
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Borates
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203
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Sulfates
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208
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Phosphates, Arsenates, Vanadates, and Uranates
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226
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Tungstates (Wolframates) and Molybdates
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262
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Silicates
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267
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Glossary |
365
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References |
375
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Index |
381
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