Helpfull Links

Some links with information about minerals:

Black Smoker Video

General Information (for Week 2 mineral uses assignment)

• Amethyst Mineral Gallery-Information and pictures of virtually all the minerals.
• Athena Mineralogy
• Mindat.org - Online Mineral Database
• Mineralogy Database - This list includes info on over 4,000 minerals!
• The Mineral and Gemstone Kingdom
• Rock and Mineral Uses
• Common Minerals and Their Uses
• Mineral Quizzer
• Index of Minerals in Thin Section
• Minerals Under the Microscope
• Mineral Classes (families)
• Geological Periodic Table -Geologic information about the elements from WebElements.
• Wikipedia and Google can also be good starting points.

Minerals in Washington State

• Washington State Minerals
• Washington State Minerals Infomation from US Geological Survey (mostly mining information)
• Local Rock and Mineral Clubs
  • Gem and mineral and rockhounding clubs of Washington
  • Issaquah Valley Rock Club
  • Bellevue Rock Club
  • North Seattle Lapidary & Mineral Club, Inc.

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Tuesday, June 16, 2009