This is an online version of a paper published in the Journal of Geoscience Education which discusses the use of the American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database in the setting of secondary and university-level science education. The paper describes the format of the database, how to obtain crystal structure data from it, ancillary visualization software, and suggestions for ways to implement the database for teaching chemistry and mineralogy.
Abstract and full text of the article is available online.
This resource is referenced here:Subject:
Geoscience:Geology:Mineralogy:Crystallography, Education
Resource Type:
Datasets and Tools:Datasets with Teaching Activities,
Pedagogic Resources:Overview/Summary, Scientific Resources, Journal Article
Theme:
Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Mineralogy
Keywords: XtallDraw, Xpow, SPEEDEN
