Manual of MineralogyClassic work on mineralogy contains sections on crystallography; physical, chemical and descriptive mineralogy; occurrence and association of minerals; mineral uses and determinative mineralogy. There is a mineral index and a general index. Published 1959. |
Contents
C | 18 |
Crystal Projections | 33 |
E Measurement of Crystal Angles | 44 |
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2-fold symmetry acid aluminum angles aragonite associated atoms axial ratios axis basal pinacoid blue bond brown calcite calcium carbonate cation cent chalcopyrite chemical cleavage closed tube color Colorless common commonly Composition coordination copper corundum Crystal System crystalline crystallographic axes Crystallography cube deposits Diagnostic features diamond dipyramid dodecahedron faces feldspar fibrous flame fluorite Fusible gives granular gray green hexagonal hexoctahedral horizontal igneous rocks intersects ionic ions iron Isometric limestone Luster vitreous magnesium magnetite manganese masses massive metallic metamorphic mica mineral Monoclinic Name negative nepheline Occurrence octahedron orthoclase Orthorhombic oxide oxygen parallel pegmatites Physical properties positive powder prism prismatic pyramid pyrite pyritohedron pyroxene quartz rare rhombohedral rotation second-order silicate silver SiO4 sodium solution specific gravity sphalerite stereogram Streak structure substitution sulfide sulfur symmetry planes Tests tetragonal tetrahedron Transparent to translucent trapezohedron Triclinic trigonal United usually veins vertical x-ray yellow zone