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Health Source - EBSCOhost

Marshall Cavendish Reference

The mineral and gemstone kingdom: home 

Mineral Information Institute.  Click on ‘Homework Help for Students’ 

Mineralogy Database with extensive information and pictures 

Mineral database from the University of California 

Amethyst Galleries Mineral Database.  Use column on  left side of page to navigate site.   

Descriptions of minerals and gems 

A very large database of  technical mineral information 

Large listing of mineral information and pictures

Science Views

Minerals in Your House

The Zone

NWMA

USOE

USGS

Galleries of Minerals

http://www.minerals.si.edu/images/gallery/mineral.htm  

 http://skywalker.cochise.edu/wellerr/mineral/minlist.htm   

http://skywalker.cochise.edu/wellerr/mineral/minlist.htm 

http://geology.com/minerals/  

http://www.ironorchid.com/minerals/display5.php   

http://un2sg4.unige.ch/athena/mineral/min_lists.html 

http://www.rockhounds.com/rockshop/hardness1.html    Explanation about the hardness level of  minerals

Minerals by Name    Facts and photos

Gemstone Home Page