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Subject: Mineralogy
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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
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
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
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
Sodium: Stony Brook's Artem Oganov explains discoveries part of SERC Web Resource Collection
Stony Brook University's Artem Oganov explains new findings on 'Sodium: Metal that Goes transparent.'Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Research Results
40 Common Minerals and Their Uses part of SERC Web Resource Collection
Of the ninety two elements found in the Earth, forty of them are used in our daily lives. Some of the names are common and well known, and others seem obscure until one sees that it helps create ...Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Welcome to the Mineral Physics Institute part of SERC Web Resource Collection
The Mineral Physics Institute is a research institute of Stony Brook University dedicated to understanding the present state of the Earth from its surface to its core, as well as its evolution ...Resource Type: Scientific Resources
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
GeoDIL: A Geoscience Digital Image Library part of SERC Web Resource Collection
The Geoscience Digital Image Library (GeoDIL) is a searchable collection of Earth science images intended as a general teaching resource, to specifically facilitate virtual field trips, to enhance ...Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Collection, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations