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Chapter 1: Introduction to Minerals
by Brian Davis
This is some basic information about how to classify minerals and other general neat stuff about minerals (a dummies guide to minerals if you like).
Minerals By Class
Minerals can be organized, mainly according to their chemistry, into
the following classes:
Elements Class:
The Metals and their alloys and the Nonmetals.
Sulfides Class:
The Sulfides, the Selenides, the Tellurides,
the Arsenides, the Antimonides, the Bismuthinides and the Sulfosalts.
Halides Class:
The Fluorides,the Chlorides and the Iodides.
Oxides Class:
The Oxides and the Hydroxides.
Carbonates Class: The Carbonates,the
Nitrates and the Borates.
Sulfates Class:
The Sulfates, the Sulfites, the Chromates, the Molybdates,
the Selenates, the Selenites, the Tellurates, the Tellurites
and the Tungstates (or the Wolframates).
Phosphates Class: The
Phosphates, the Arsenates, the Vanadates and the Antimonates.
Silicates Class:
The Silicates (the largest class).
The Organics Class: The "Minerals"
composed of organic chemicals!
The Mineraloids:
The "Minerals"that lack crystal structure!
This was taken from Amethyst Galleries: Copyright ©1998 by Amethyst Galleries, Inc.
Minerals, Crystals and Their Systems
Any questions, comments, profound revelations?
E-Mail me @ davisbri@esuvm.
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Created on 3-30-98