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Crystal Lattice Structures part of SERC Web Resource Collection
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 ...Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Scientific Resources
Spectroscopy of Rocks and Minerals, and Principles of Spectroscopy part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This is a chapter on spectroscopy from The Manual of Remote Sensing, Volume 3, Remote Sensing for the Earth Sciences. Topics in the chapter include an overview of spectroscopy, the reflection and ...Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations
Crystallographic Database for Minerals and Their Structural Analogues part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This searchable database, maintained by the Russian Foundation of Basic Research, includes 4785 entries (2365 unique mineral names). Each mineral can be searched by name, specification, crystal ...Resource Type: Datasets and Tools:Datasets
Crystal Chemistry part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This site is a lecture from Tulane University that explores atoms and how they interact with one another to determine the physical and structural properties of crystals. Topics include atoms, ...Resource Type: Course Information:Course Site:Course Notes, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations
The Terrestrial Environment part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This site provides an illustrated lecture from a geochemistry course offered by Dr. Scott Wood at the University of Idaho. Topics include crystal chemistry, ionic substitutions in crystals, ...Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Activities:Problem Set, Course Information:Course Site:Course Notes
Hot Springs Microbes Hold Key To Dating Sedimentary Rocks, Researchers Say part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This is a ScienceDaily article about the effect of microbes on sedimentary rock formation. It covers the process of calcium carbonate crystalization, the effect of microbes on that process, and how ...Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Scientific Resources
Directed-Discovery of Crystal Structures Using Ball and Stick Models part of SERC Print Resource Collection
This chapter in the booklet "Teaching Mineralogy", published by the Mineralogical Society of America, presents a series of exercises using ball-and-stick models and a series of leading ...
Resource Type: Activities:Lab Activity, Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Amphiboles part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This site provides a detailed look at the crystal structure and compositional variations of amphiboles. Also discussed are ways to assess the quality of analyses from looking at the stoichiometry of ...Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations
Chemical Mineralogy of Common Mineral Groups part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This site examines the crystal chemistry of some common mineral groups, including garnet, plagioclase, pyroxene, mica (muscovite and biotite), and amphibole. For each group, the topics considered ...Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations
