Gallery and Index of Minerals
The images of minerals on this page were taken from other web resources. The website reference is located underneath each image. For links to these web pages and others please visit the Links page of this website. For more minerals and a comprehensive gallery of thin section images follow the link at the bottom of this page.
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www.mineralofthemonthclub.org/apatite.htm
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www.worldofrockhounds.com/apatite.html
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webmineral.com/specimens/brucite.shtml
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imb.kangwon.ac.kr/gal4.htm
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museum.pku.edu.cn/exp/mineral/mineral/brucite.asp
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www.trinityminerals.com/ms2000/rare.shtml
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www.cpus.gov.cn/zlg/baoshi/y16.htm
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http://mineral.galleries.com/minerals/silicate/beryl/beryl.htm
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Under the microscope
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This is a crosspolarized picture of a thin section of Nepheline (1,2) in basalt http://www.geolab.unc.edu/Petunia/IgMetAtlas/volcanic-micro/nephelinebasalt.X.html |
geology.pusan.ac.kr/petro/nepheline.html
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http://www.brocku.ca/earthsciences/people/gfinn/minerals/nephelin.htm
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For more information on this thin section look at
the website: http://www.gesc.ttu.edu/NOR_research/Horta_jpegs/9352.html
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Hand specimen
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imb.kangwon.ac.kr/gal4.htm
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webmineral.com/specimens/Nepheline.shtml
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Under the microscope
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geology.pusan.ac.kr/petro/rutile.html
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Hand specimen
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huntforgems.com/mineralswap03.html
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www.healing-s.com/genseki-iroiro.htm
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In crosspolarized light
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under cross polarized light
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http://www.geolab.unc.edu/Petunia/IgMetAtlas/minerals/tourmaline.UX.html
Hand specimen
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www.wicca.com/celtic/stones/stonet-z.htm
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imb.kangwon.ac.kr/gal2.htm
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Under the microscope
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under plane polarized light
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under cross polarized light --vesuvianite has a very unique blue birefringence |
http://www.geolab.unc.edu/Petunia/IgMetAtlas/minerals/vesuvianite.UX.html
Hand specimen
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www.italianminerals.com/USA/usa-room6.html
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http://www.micromineral.org/gito/PagesWEB/PagesPhotos/phot_vesuvianit1.htm |
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