Minerals
Lecture Links
Related Links
News & Current Events
Organizations and Magazines
Chapter Glossary

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Lecture Links

• Links to Intro Geology Course Notes
  • Physical Geology -University of Houston
  • Introduction to Physical Geology -University of Colorado, Boulder
  • Physical Geology and another version of Physical Geology-Georgia Perimeter College
  • Listing of Online General Geology Courses -University of Connecticut (go to the individual courses for lecture notes)
  • Exploring the Geological Sciences -University of Florida
  • How the Earth Works - Bryn Mawr
  • The Dynamic Earth - Miami University of Ohio
  • Planet Earth - Penn State
  • Introductory Geology - Duke University (images for each lecture rather than notes)
  • Introduction to Geology - California State University, San Jose
  • Introductory Geology - SUNY Oswego
  • How the Earth works: Dynamic Planet - University of Michigan
  • Physical Geology - University of New Brunswick
  • Physical Geology - University of Toronto
• Links to Advanced Courses with Lecture Notes
  • Gems and Precious Stones -University of Wisconsin - Madison
  • Principles of Mineralogy -University of Wisconsin - Madison
  • Mineralogy and Optical Mineralogy -University of Idaho
  • Mineralogy -University of Oregon
  • Mineralogy -University of Colorado, Boulder

Related Links

• Basic Information
  • What is a Mineral?
  • Physical Properties of Minerals
  • Testing Mineral Hardness
  • Ask a Gemologist
  • Mineral Quizzer
• Specific Mineral Information
  • Amethyst Galleries Mineral Gallery-Information and pictures of virtually all the minerals.
  • Smithsonian Gem and Mineral Collection
  • Athena Mineralogy
  • Chemical Formulas of the minerals.
  • Commercial Mineral Names
  • Minerals in Thin Section
  • Minerals Under the Microscope
  • Twinned Minerals
  • Fluorescent Minerals
  • Mineral Classes
• Charts and Useful Information
  • Periodic Table
  • Geological Periodic Table -Geologic information about the elements.
• Other Mineral Links
  • USGS Minerals Resource Survey Program
  • Bob's Rock Shop-There must be at least a thousand links here.
  • Olympic Mountain Gems
  • The Natural History of Amber
  • Crystal Growing Guide

News and Current Events

• Science Daily's Earth and Climate News
• CNN Nature News
• Yahoo Science News
• Rocks and Minerals in the News -from Bob's Rock Shop

Organizations and Magazines

• Mineralogical Society of America
• Gemology World -Canadian Institute of Gemology.
• Gemology Canada Magazine
• American Minerologist Magazine

Credits