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Mineral Galley; A very comprehensive index and database of minerals and mineral occurrences. Perhaps the best on the Web. ... Mineral Identification; The Beauty of Nature ... A mineral is any naturally-occurring, homogeneous solid that has a definite chemical composition and a distinctive internal crystal structure.
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geology.csupomona.edu/alert/mineral/minerals.htm
geology.csupomona.edu/alert/mineral/minerals.htm
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The first step of the identification process involves determining the luster of your unknown. Remember there are numerous types of lusters, but for identification purposes it is generally sufficient to distinguish only ... That can sometimes make it difficult to be certain if a mineral has a metallic luster or not.
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geology.csupomona.edu/alert/mineral/id1.htm
geology.csupomona.edu/alert/mineral/id1.htm
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Mineral information and interactive identification ... Welcome to Mike's; Mineral Identification Site ... Home; About minerals; How to ID them; Key to Identification;
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mwoolley.customer.netspace.net.au/top.htm
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; Start Mineral Identification ... There are 5 steps to take in mineral idenfication, they are: ... Determine the hardness of your mineral. Using a glass plate, see if the mineral scratches it. Be careful, make sure the glass is on a table, do not hold in your hand. Firmly grasp your mineral and draw it over the glass.
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www.minsocam.org/MSA/K12/properties/minid/mineralid.htm...
www.minsocam.org/MSA/K12/properties/minid/mineralid.html
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In the end, care should lead one to the correct identification for species covered in this Key. Also, practice may not always make perfect – but in the case of mineral identification the more you practice the better you will get at it.
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www.minsocam.org/MSA/collectors_corner/id/mineral_id_ke...
www.minsocam.org/MSA/collectors_corner/id/mineral_id_keyi1.htm
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Looking at pictures of rocks & minerals & getting familiar with what they look like will also help you identify minerals. For photographs on the web of minerals, check out the Mineral Identification web sites listed below. ... Mineral Identification Maintained in Australia...
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www.rocksforkids.com/RFK/identification.html
www.rocksforkids.com/RFK/identification.html
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A mineral identification chart from Geology.com ... Art's Mineral Identification Chart ... This mineral identification chart was created Art Crossman as a college course project at Mansfield University in 1997. He did an outstanding job, organizing minerals on the chart in a systematic way - according to their properties.
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geology.com/minerals/mineral-identification.shtml
geology.com/minerals/mineral-identification.shtml
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GeoMan's Mineral and Rock Charts ... Mineral Identification Tests: Summary of Procedures ... Mineral Identification Charts...
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jersey.uoregon.edu/~mstrick/MinRockID/MinRockIndex.html
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Selected identification guides for minerals. ... Mineral Identification for Kids; The Mineralogical Society of America has a clear, colorful site covering the 27 most common rock-forming minerals that's good for grownups as well as kids.
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geology.about.com/od/mineral_ident/Mineral_Identificati...
geology.about.com/od/mineral_ident/Mineral_Identification_Guides.htm
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