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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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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
A Guide to Thin Section Microscopy part of SERC Web Resource Collection
A comprehensive coverage of optical mineralogy. Published in PDF format (113 pages). Chapters focus on the petrographic microscope; measuring angles, lengths, and thicknesses; morphological ...Resource Type: Pedagogic Resources:Overview/Summary
Cosmochemistry Illustrated part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This website offers short PowerPoint presentations that provide extraterrestrial examples of terrestrial topics. Longer presentations are also available for anyone wishing to go into more ...Resource Type: Pedagogic Resources:Collection, Overview/Summary, Audio/Visual:Collections, Images/Illustrations
Geology photo search page part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This page contains a search engine to locate specific photos by keyword. All photos are freely downloadable and are at resolutions sufficient for power point.Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations
Mineralogy of Earth's Structure part of SERC Web Resource Collection
Cartoon cross section of a subduction zone showing the principal mineralogy of the upper 800 km of Earth's mantle. Arc volcanism at the surface is depicted, as are upper mantle earthquakes (red ...Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations
Geotherm with Pressure-Temperature Ranges Accessible by Static Techniques part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This graph shows a geotherm together with the temperature and pressure ranges over which certain experimental methods are useful.Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations
D-DIA Apparatus part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This image is a schematic of a D-DIA apparatus used for mineral deformation experiments at high temperature and pressure.Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations
Links to Mineral Physics part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This chart shows how mineral physics can be an important part of both research and education across the geology curriculum.Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations
Minerals in Earth's Mantle part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This image from the COMPRES galleries shows the various mineral species that make up the composition of the mantle and how that composition varies with depth down to the core-mantle boundary.Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations
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