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Mineralogy is a
subject of
geology specializing in the
scientific study of the chemistry,
crystal structure, and
physical (including optical) properties...
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aggregates of tiny
quartz crystals with
botryoidal (spherical) habit.
Mineralogically speaking,
grape agate is not an
agate and is
actually botryoidal purple...
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texture containing chatoyant material. However,
while they are
similar mineralogically,
pietersite is not a
brecciated form of either. Instead, the chatoyancy...
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International Mineralogical ****ociation as a
mineral species name in 1978 (replaced by tremolite). The name "nephrite" is
mineralogically correct for referring...
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Automated mineralogy is a
generic term
describing a
range of
analytical solutions,
areas of
commercial enterprise, and a
growing field of
scientific research...
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infrared spectroscopy,
Raman spectroscopy, and SEM-EDS or
automated mineralogy processes.
These methods can be
augmented by
polarized light microscopy...
- In crystallography,
polymorphism is the
phenomenon where a
compound or
element can
crystallize into more than one
crystal structure. The
preceding definition...
- "Chrysocolla".
Mineralienatlas – Fossilienatlas. "Chrysocolla" (PDF).
Handbook of
Mineralogy.
Chrysocolla Mineral Data, WebMineral.com François Farges,
Karim Benzerara...
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Optical mineralogy is the
study of
minerals and
rocks by
measuring their optical properties. Most commonly, rock and
mineral samples are
prepared as thin...
- index,
including into
leucocratic and
melanocratic rocks, or into (
mineralogically)
felsic and
mafic rocks. With an
accuracy within 1%,
color index can...
