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Crystal Lattice Structures part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://cst-www.nrl.navy.mil/lattice/index.html

This page, maintained by the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, offers a concise index of common crystal lattice structures, including those from minerals and non-minerals. Several different graphical ...

Subject: Mineralogy: Geoscience:Geology:Mineralogy:Crystal Chemistry, Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Mineralogy:Crystallography
Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Scientific Resources

Rhodobacter sphaeroides part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://genome.jgi-psf.org/finished_microbes/rhosp/rhosp....

Web site highlights the photosynthetic microbe Rhodobacter sphaeroides. This microbe is known to detoxify a number of metal oxides and oxyanions. The site also describes other aspects of research on ...

Subject: Mineralogy: Biology:Biogeochemistry, Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Geoscience:Geology:Mineralogy:Biomineralogy, Biology:Ecology:Biofilms, Metabolism
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations

Mineral Properties part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.mineralogy4kids.org/properties.html

This site from the Mineralogical Society of America describes the physical properties of minerals in terms that kids will understand. The site also includes the definition of a mineral, an ...

Subject: Mineralogy: Geoscience:Geology:Mineralogy:Physical Properties
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work

X-Ray Spacing part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://webmineral.com/X-Ray.shtml

This site features a collection of single-phase X-ray powder diffraction patterns for the three most intense D values of an extensive list of minerals. The information is presented in the form of ...

Subject: Mineralogy: Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry:Geochemical Analysis, Geoscience:Geology:Mineralogy:X-ray Techniques
Resource Type: Datasets and Tools:Datasets

Spectrophotometer Simulation part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.chm.davidson.edu/java/spec/spec.html

This site from Davidson College features an applet that models the emission of photons by a lamp, the absorption of those photons by a solute in a sample solution, and the detection of the photons by ...

Subject: Mineralogy: Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry:Geochemical Analysis, Geoscience:Geology:Mineralogy:Mineral Analysis
Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Animations/Video, Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Computer Applications

Scanning Electron Microscope part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.mos.org/sln/SEM/

This site from the Museum of Science features an introduction to scanning electron microscopy and is suitable for high school or introductory college audiences. It includes resources for teachers, an ...

Subject: Mineralogy: Geoscience:Geology:Mineralogy:Mineral Analysis, Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry:Geochemical Analysis
Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work

Welcome to the World of Scanning Electron Microscopy part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://mse.iastate.edu/microscopy/home.html

This site from the Iowa State Materials Science and Engineering Department features information about the scanning electron microscope (SEM). The site includes three versions of a tutorial about how ...

About Imaging Spectroscopy part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://speclab.cr.usgs.gov/aboutimsp.html

This document from the USGS describes imaging spectroscopy and what it takes to utilize the data. The possibilities as well as the limits of imaging spectroscopy are explored. The site presents basic ...

Subject: Mineralogy: Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry:Geochemical Analysis, Geoscience:Geology:Mineralogy:Mineral Analysis
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work

Paul Edwards's tutorial on scanning electron microscopy part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.dur.ac.uk/~dph0www5/sem.html

This site from the University of Durham features descriptions of various scanning electron microscopy methods such as primary and secondary electron imaging, energy-dispersive analysis of X-rays, ...

Subject: Mineralogy: Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry:Geochemical Analysis, Geoscience:Geology:Mineralogy:X-ray Techniques, Mineral Analysis
Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Pedagogic Resources:Overview/Summary

Transmission Electron Microscopy Basics part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.matter.org.uk/tem/

This extensive site from the University of Liverpool is a set of resources based on the textbook Transmission Electron Microscopy - Basics by D.B.Williams and C.B.Carter. The tutorial is designed to ...

Subject: Mineralogy: Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry:Geochemical Analysis, Geoscience:Geology:Mineralogy:Mineral Analysis
Resource Type: Course Information:Course Site, Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations

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