- Mineral Properties, Photos, Uses and Descriptions
Photos and information about 80 common rock-forming, ore and gemstone minerals from around the world
- What are Minerals? | What are Mineral Properties? - Geology. com
There are approximately 4000 different minerals, and each of those minerals has a unique set of physical properties These include: color, streak, hardness, luster, diaphaneity, specific gravity, cleavage, fracture, magnetism, solubility, and many more
- What Are Rock-Forming Minerals? - Geology. com
What Are Rock-Forming Minerals? Scientists have identified over 4,000 different minerals A small group of these minerals make up almost 90% of the rocks of Earth’s crust These minerals are known as the common rock-forming minerals
- Fluorescent Minerals and Rocks: They Glow under UV Light!
A small number of minerals and rocks will glow with spectacular colors under ultraviolet light Learn how this happens
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Minerals - Descriptions, photos, articles, properties and uses for common minerals
- Chlorite: Mineral description, properties and formation
The best way to learn about minerals is to study with a collection of small specimens that you can handle, examine, and observe their properties Inexpensive mineral collections are available in the Geology com Store
- North Carolina Gemstones: ruby, sapphire, emeralds and gold
Hunt For Gems - Keep What You Find! There are over 100 mines in the United States where anyone can visit, pay a small fee, look for gems and minerals, and keep what they find For a large list of these mines, visit our Fee Mining Page on RockTumbler com
- Pyrite Mineral | Uses and Properties - Geology. com
The best way to learn about minerals is to study with a collection of small specimens that you can handle, examine, and observe their properties Inexpensive mineral collections are available in the Geology com Store
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