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Minerals: Minerals
Minerals: Minerals
Minerals: Minerals
Minerals: Minerals
Minerals: Minerals
Minerals: Minerals
Minerals: Minerals
Minerals: Minerals
Minerals: Minerals
Minerals: Minerals The K-feldspars or alkali felspars:
Microcline, (Potassium aluminum silicate)
Sanidine, (Potassium sodium aluminum silicate)
Orthoclase, (Potassium aluminum silicate)
Minerals: Minerals The plagioclase feldspars:
Albite, (Sodium aluminum silicate)
Oligoclase, (Sodium calcium aluminum silicate)
Andesine, (Sodium calcium aluminum silicate)
Labradorite, (Calcium sodium aluminum silicate)
Bytownite, (Calcium sodium aluminum silicate)
Anorthite, (Calcium aluminum silicate)
Minerals: Minerals popular as ornamental stone and as gemstones
Amethyst is the purple gemstone variety.
Citrine is a yellow to orange gemstone variety that is rare in nature but is often created by heating Amethyst.
Milky Quartz is the cloudy white variety.
Rock crystal is the clear variety that is also used as a gemstone.
Rose quartz is a pink to reddish pink variety.
Smoky quartz is the brown to gray variety.
Minerals: Minerals popular as ornamental stone and as gemstones
Amethyst is the purple gemstone variety.
Citrine is a yellow to orange gemstone variety that is rare in nature but is often created by heating Amethyst.
Milky Quartz is the cloudy white variety.
Rock crystal is the clear variety that is also used as a gemstone.
Rose quartz is a pink to reddish pink variety.
Smoky quartz is the brown to gray variety.
Minerals: Minerals popular as ornamental stone and as gemstones
Amethyst is the purple gemstone variety.
Citrine is a yellow to orange gemstone variety that is rare in nature but is often created by heating Amethyst.
Milky Quartz is the cloudy white variety.
Rock crystal is the clear variety that is also used as a gemstone.
Rose quartz is a pink to reddish pink variety.
Smoky quartz is the brown to gray variety.
Minerals: Minerals popular as ornamental stone and as gemstones
Amethyst is the purple gemstone variety.
Citrine is a yellow to orange gemstone variety that is rare in nature but is often created by heating Amethyst.
Milky Quartz is the cloudy white variety.
Rock crystal is the clear variety that is also used as a gemstone.
Rose quartz is a pink to reddish pink variety.
Smoky quartz is the brown to gray variety.
Minerals: Minerals
Minerals: Minerals
Minerals: Minerals The most famous halide mineral, halite (NaCl) or rock salt
Minerals: Minerals
Fluorite: CaF2, Calcium Fluoride
Minerals: Minerals
Gypsum:CaSO4-2(H2O), Hydrated Calcium Sulfate
Minerals: Minerals
Minerals: Minerals
Minerals: Minerals
Minerals: Minerals
Minerals: Minerals
Minerals: Minerals
Minerals: Minerals
Mineral properties: Mineral properties
Mineral properties: Mineral properties
Mineral properties: Mineral properties
Mineral properties: Mineral properties
Mineral properties: Mineral properties
Crystal System: Crystal System
Crystal System: Crystal System
Mineral properties: Mineral properties
Mineral properties: Mineral properties
Mineral properties: Mineral properties
Mineral properties: Mineral properties
Mineral properties: Mineral properties
Mineral properties: Mineral properties
Mineral properties: Mineral properties
Mineral properties: Mineral properties
Mineral properties: Mineral properties
Common minerals: Common minerals
Lab - common minerals: Lab - common minerals
Minerals – what you need to know!: Minerals – what you need to know!