This site consists of a compilation of crystallographic and physical property data for most of the rock-forming minerals. Thirteen mineral groups are included: single oxides, multiple oxides, hydroxides, sulfates, phosphates, orthosilicates (neosilicates), sorosilicates and cyclosilicates, chain silicates (inosilicates), sheet silicates (phyllosilicates), framework silicates (tektosilicates), high pressure silicates, halides and sulfides. The data is arranged in tables and accompanied by drawings done with the program XTALDRAW.
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Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry, Mineralogy:Crystallography, Systematic Mineralogy:Sulfates, Oxides and Hydroxides, Framework Silicates, Island Silicates, Disilicates, Ring Silicates, Chain Silicates, Sheet Silicates, Geoscience:Geology:Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology:Geochemistry Resource Type: Datasets and Tools:Datasets, Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Collection, Scientific Resources, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16), Graduate/Professional Theme: Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Mineralogy, Petrology, Geochemistry
