LINKS TO MINERALOLOGY
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http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/vwlessons/lessons/Slideshow/Slideindex.html
Rocks and minerals Slide shows from the University of North Dakota.
http://www.mineralogie.uni-wuerzburg.de/links/teach/structeach.html
Links for Mineralogists.
http://esp.cr.usgs.gov/info/sw/
Site about imaging Spectoscopy
http://minerals.cr.usgs.gov/projects/earth_materials/index.html
Information about earth materials.
http://minerals.cr.usgs.gov
The U.S. Geological Survey Central Mineral Resources Team conducts unbiased
research on the occurrence, quality, quantity, and availability of mineral
resources in order to help the Nation make informed decisions using
earth-science information.
http://minerals.cr.usgs.gov/projects/geochemical_landscapes/index.html
The U.S. Geological Survey, Geological Survey of Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food
Canada, Servicio Geológico Mexicano, and Instituto Nacional de Estadística
Geografía e Informática are collaborating on a trinational project called
Geochemical Landscapes that has as its long-term goal a soil geochemical survey
of North America.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/2005/17
This teacher's guide offers 10 activity-based learning exercises that educate
students on basic geologic concepts; the processes of finding, identifying, and
extracting the mineral resources from a mineral deposit; and the uses of
minerals. Appendices include a glossary and a list of minerals and their uses.
http://webmineral.com
Mineral descriptions PLUS a vocal pronunciation for each mineral
http://cst-www.nrl.navy.mil/lattice
The structure of crystals. Vivid and from many angles. From ice to
steel to the most exotic superconductors, the vast majority of solids are
crystals deep down.
http://mineral.galleries.com/
Mineral I.D. and rock shop
http://mineral.galleries.com/Minerals/fluoresc.HTM
The fluorescent, phosphorescent, thermoluminescent and triboluminescent minerals
http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/
statistics and information on the worldwide supply of, demand for, and flow of
minerals and materials essential to the U.S. economy, the national security, and
protection of the environment.
http://mrdata.usgs.gov
Mineral resources and database.
http://www.phy.mtu.edu/~jaszczak/graphite.html
A primer from physicist John Jaszczak providing information on graphite .
http://sun.science.wayne.edu/rocks/
Museum of Natural History, Thomas Edison Rock Collection:
Great Photographs of rocks and minerals
http://un2sg4.unige.ch/athena/mineral/mineral.html
ATHENA: Systematic lists. Search on names or in Formulas. Mineral Pictures
http://www.polcirkelsten.com
The geology pages of Jokkmokks stencenter - Center for Rocks and Minerals
http://web.wt.net/~daba/Mineral/
Mineralogy database
http://www.aist.go.jp/GSJ/cGM/museHPe.html
Geological museum. Rocks, minerals, and fossils
http://www.desertusa.com/mag99/jan/papr/geo_halite.html
Underground Rock Salt (Halite) mined in the desert
http://www.desertusa.com/Thingstodo/geo/geology.html
Desert Minerals and other information
http://www.fs.fed.us/oonf/minerals/rockhound.htm
Rockhounding, mineral collecting and our National Forests
http://www.digvisions.com/SearchersHomeProto.htm
The Searchers Gem and Mineral Society
http://www.gemstone.org/
International Colored Gem Association home page
http://www.geolab.unc.edu/Petunia/IgMetAtlas/mainmenu.html
Photomicrographs of minerals and textures in thin-sections of igneous and metamorphic
rocks
http://www.geo.mtu.edu/great_lakes/MCRS/
Stratigraphy, Structure and Ore Deposits of the Southern Limb
of the Mid-continent Rift System
http://www-glg.la.asu.edu/~sreynolds/sierra_cobre/index.htm
Student exercise, how do we find copper
http://www.minrec.org/
The Mineralogical Record: Online Publication
http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/nd_geology/
Geology in North Dakota: Resources for students, teachers,
geologists and the public...includes mineral resources
http://www.nmnh.si.edu/minsci/index.htm
Smithsonian Department of Mineral Science
http://www.rockhounds.com/
Everything you need to know about rock /mineral collecting and identification
http://www.theimage.com/
High quality video imaging and scanning: minerals, gemstones,
microscopy and tutorials
http://www.lgsweb.org/fieldtrip00.html
The Lafayette Geology Society takes a look at the economic geology and mineralogy of central Arkansas
http://www.cigem.ca/brazil/brazil.html
Nova Era emerald mines, Brazil
http://www.cigem.ca/idar/idar.html
A tour of Europe’s gem center
http://www.desertusa.com/magnov97/mine_nov_97/mine1.html
Rockhounding at the Himalaya mine for tourmaline
http://www.uidaho.edu/~mgunter/geol249/latah/latah.html
The Mineralogy of Latah County, Idaho
http://www.cigem.ca/opal/opal.html
A tour of a Mexican opal mine
http://www.intranet.csupomona.edu/~drjessey/ftrips.htm
Mojave mining district field trips from David
Jessey at Cal Poly Pomona
http://www.cigem.ca/srilanka/sri.html
Gem mining in Sri Lanka
http://www.cigem.ca/thailand/thai.html
Gemstone production Thailand