GEL 2440-1 Fall 2005

Syllabus

Mineral hand-sample identification Exam handout

Mineral recalculation project material:

Pyroxene ternary diagrams for plotting

Blank ternary diagram

Related links:

Webmineral.com (a very extensive mineral database)

Mindat.org (a more extensive mineral database)

Mineral structures database (images created in XtalDraw)

Webelements.com (periodic table of the elements)

Mineralogical Society of America (MSA; lots of good links to other resources)

Mineralogical Association of Canada (MAC; links to other resources)

A Word to the Wise (A column in Rocks & Minerals that explain common terms associated with mineralogy and mineral deposits)

The Vug (A very, very extensive mineral link portal....)