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Mineralogy

Definitions Physical Properties of Minerals Symmetry
Cordination Number Polymorphism Bonding
Solid Solution Mineral Classification Plotting on Binary and Ternary Diagrams
Native Elements Oxides & Hydroxides Sulfides
Carbonates Sulfates Phosphates & Halides

Classification of Silicates
Nesosilicates Sorosilicates Cyclosilicates
Inosilicates Phyllosilicates Tectosilicates

Igneous Rocks

Rock Definitions Classification of Igneous Rocks Igneous Textures
Binary T-X Diagram Igneous Processes Why Melting Takes Place
Relative Viscosity Oceanic Igneous Rocks Continental Igneous Rocks

Sedimentary Rocks

Importance Groups of Sedimentary Rock Weathering (PM notes)
Post Depositional Processes Environments of Deposition Provenance
Geologic Time Scale Weathering vs Erosion  
Grainsize Sedimentary Structures Maturity

Minnesota at a Glance

Metamorphic Rocks

Classification Index Minerals, Isograds Equilibrium, Stability
     

 


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Last updated 1-7-2002