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Subject: Mineralogy
- 99 matches General/Other
- Biomineralogy 19 matches
- Crystal Chemistry 11 matches
- Crystallography 58 matches
- Environmental Mineralogy 34 matches
- Mineral Analysis 47 matches
- Optical Mineralogy 37 matches
- Phase Equilibria/Thermodynamics 30 matches
- Physical Properties 33 matches
- X-ray Techniques 22 matches
- Systematic Mineralogy 13 matches
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Rogers Atlas of Rocks in Thin Section part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This site comprises more than 100 images of whole petrographic thin sections, mostly in paired plane- and polarized-light views. Images are hosted at gigapan.com, and most are >20,000 ...Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Collections, Audio/Visual, Datasets and Tools
Thin Section Scans part of SERC Web Resource Collection
An online library of high resolution, full color scans of over 200 "exotic" igneous, metamorphic and metasomatic rocks in thin section, displayed under both natural ...Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations
Isotropic Minerals in Thin Section part of SERC Print Resource Collection
First volume of a 3 volume set, this is an e-book photographic atlas of isotropic minerals in thin section, accompanied by tabulated optical data and determinative characteristics. Both common and ...
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Crystal hack' to predict h, k, l from 'c' as well as 'a' values for cubic and HCP binary alloy crystals from XRD data part of SERC Web Resource Collection
'Crystal hack' by Dr M Kanagasabapathy is used to predict h, k, l from 'c' as well as 'a' values for cubic and HCP binary alloy crystals from XRD data (2-Theta ...Resource Type: Datasets and Tools
Virtual Microscope for Earth Sciences part of SERC Web Resource Collection
The Virtual Microscope was developed for undergraduate teaching of petrology and geoscience at the Open University in the United Kingdom, allowing students to explore rock hand specimens and thin ...Resource Type: Pedagogic Resources:Collection, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Collections
University College of London optical mineralogy guide part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This site, from the University College of London, offers optical information and images for a variety of minerals.Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Collections, Images/Illustrations, Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Carleton geology optical mineralogy guide part of SERC Web Resource Collection
A small but growing collection of digitized images of common minerals viewed through a polarizing microscope. PPL and XPL images of common minerals in thin section are provided. All photos were ...Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Collections, Images/Illustrations
Brock University Optical Mineralogy online guide part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This site provides a guide to basic optical properties, images, diagrams of common minerals in mineralogy and petrology.Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Mineral Web part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This site provides a 3-D display of mineral structures.Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations
Boron, Pt. 1: Stony Brook's Oganov on new superhard phase part of SERC Web Resource Collection
Stony Brook University's Artem Oganov on the discovery of a new superhard phase of boron, a major advance described in 'Nature' and publicized in the New York Times and -- believe it ...Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Research Results