Dana's Manual of Mineralogy

aluminum angles antimony arsenic associated axis basal bead blowpipe blue brown calcite calcium cent chalcopyrite charcoal chemical chiefly cleavage closed tube coating cobalt color colorless common commonly Composition copper corundum Crystal System crystalline crystallographic axes Crystallography cube deposits Diagnostic Features dipyramid distinguished dodecahedron faces feldspar fibrous flame fluorite frequently fused Fusible galena gives globule gold granular gray Greek word meaning green gypsum H₂O heated hexagonal hydrochloric acid hydrous igneous rocks iron Isometric limestone Luster Luster vitreous magnesium magnetite manganese masses massive metallic metamorphic mica mineral Monoclinic Name nepheline nickel Notable localities Occurrence octahedron orthoclase Orthorhombic oxide parallel pegmatite Physical Properties pinacoid plane potassium precipitate prism produced pyrite quartz rare Rhombohedral salt silicate silver small amounts sodium carbonate soluble solution specific gravity sphalerite Streak sulfate sulfide sulfur symmetry Tests Tetragonal Transparent to translucent Triclinic twin United usually variety veins yellow zinc