The Mineralogy Database was last updated on
9/5/2012 and it contains 4,714 individual mineral species descriptions with links and a
comprehensive image library. Visit the "What's
New" section for details.
Each mineral has a page linked to tables devoted to crystallography, crystal structures, X-Ray powder diffraction, chemical composition, physical and
optical properties, Dana's New classification, Strunz classification, mineral
specimen images, and alphabetical
listings of mineral species. There also are extensive links to other
external sources of mineral data and information.
Chemical Composition
Mineral species by chemical elements selectable from a
periodic table or search form.
Three options are provided: 1) Sorted by %, 2) Sorted by mineral name or 3) New
Custom weight percent element search.
Mineral Element Composition Search - To Reset - Click Here
What is a Mineral ?
Selected mineral definitions spanning the last century defining the mineral kingdom as matter other than that of the plant or animal kingdom.
Crystallography
This section contains tutorials on the 36 crystal classes. Along with this information are links to tables
of each class with all the minerals in that class. Printer-ready PDF files of
paper crystal models (assembly required) of the crystal classes can be found here.
3D Crystal models of minerals use JAVA applets
from KrystalShaper
that can be viewed in a browser window. The rotating form on your left is
an actual java applet and not an animated GIF image. If the model is not
visible then install JAVA on your PC.
Alphabetical Listing
Mineral species listings. The listings include synonyms, quick links to
pronunciation, images, and java crystal forms, name origin, and chemical
formula. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWYXZAll
Help
Topics
Extensive help files
that explain mineralogical terms and other features used in www.ojo67leo.top including help on Mineral Name
Pronunciations and Radioactivity
Other Links
Links to other sites with mineral data.
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User Tip #5
Many short-cut features are offered on alphabetical (A
to Z) index of mineral species.
This:
Icon links
a copyright image or picture of the mineral in the database which may be viewed.
This:
Icon links to
a picture gallery of images for that particular mineral.
The full listing of mineral images is accessed from this
link.