Mineralogy

A study of the chemistry, structure, and physical properties of minerals.

Displaying 301 - 400 of 2805
Cat. # Name Description
301 1990.53.0341 Colemanite Covered with small crystals.
302 00.2.3.694.0003 Quartz Crystals.
303 00.2.4.39.0004 Pyrite ? Crumbling very badly.
304 00.2.10.151.0007 Calcite Fibrous.
305 00.2.6.229.0004 Gypsum Clean, white, fine grained.
306 1990.53.0168 Turquoise Tumbled, polished turquoise and quartz.
307 1995.36.0011 Sphalerite Small sphalerite tetrahedral crystals on dolomite crystals. Scattered larger galena octohedrons. Color: BK
308 2006.15.0108 Quartz Small in size specimen of "Needle Quartz" var. of quartz, previous label is left on with number placed on underside of label, vitreous luster, 7 on hardness scale (quartz) Color: Colorless
309 00.2.3.642.0001 Copper Two specimens; only one specimen present. Color: BR, GR Copper image
310 00.2.15.306.0002 Bournonite Massive, metallic luster; dark gray with pyrite.
311 1970.47.1.0310 Chalcopyrite Massive.
312 00.2.6.196.0004 Barite Crystalline massive.
313 1987.3.0110 Microcline (Feldspar group) Var. Amazonite.
314 00.2.9.54.0003 Magnetite None
315 00.2.3.671.0008 Chrysotile Fibrous. Color: GR
316 1990.53.0267 Limonite Limonite replacing pyrite in striated cubes.
317 00.2.4.29.0007 Chalcocite Massive, brown-black.
318 00.2.3.664.0001 Carnallite Undetermined # in bottle.
319 00.2.9.92.9001 Limonite None
320 00.2.6.199.0005 Gypsum Clear, massive.
321 1990.53.0090 Grunerite Fibrous aggregate; silky. Color: GY
322 00.2.9.68.0014 Feldspar Color: GR
323 1990.53.0377 Chrysotile Fibrous. Color: GR
324 2006.15.0025 Native Copper Miniature in size copper cluster with traces of green malachite, rough surface, contains traces of iron, 2.5-3 on hardness scale, metallic luster, bright metallic orange colour Color: Bright Orange
325 00.2.4.41.0013 Corundum var. Sapphire Broken crystals. Color: BL
326 00.2.10.177.0007 Calcite Carboniferous; Calcite crystals.
327 1970.47.1.0071 Gypsum Clear crystal group.
328 00.2.6.240.0003 Azurite Crystals; Book says 6 specimens, but there is only one
329 1990.53.0202 Quartz Quartz zinc calcite.
330 1995.36.0043 Galena Cluster of 5 1" cubes on matrix, marcasite crystals on galena sphalerite (ruby) on matrix. Color: GY
331 2006.15.0141 Quartz var. Agate Medium in size "Duothunderball Egg" type of agate, two separate thunderballs fuzed together, one polished face, bands of chalcedony (brown, blue, white, translucent) other half of host rock, crystals beneath the dark black-ish colored area, some smoothed over crystal formations along edges and up top near blue, dull to vitreous luster, 7 on hardness scale Color: Black, Blue
332 00.2.3.651.0006 Halite Isometric. From Ward's.
333 1970.47.1.0409 Aurichalcite Blue acicular crystals in vug.
334 1986.16.54.0005 Tourmaline group None
335 1990.53.0014 Apophyllite On prehorite. Color: WH Apophyllite image
336 00.2.9.60.0004 Limonite Modular iron ore, limonite.
337 00.2.3.679.0001 Calcite Rhomb spar.
338 1990.53.0309 Calcite Geode.
339 00.2.4.32.0003 Pyrite Scattered pyrite in light gray matrix.
340 00.2.10.145.0006 Calcite Crystals.
341 00.2.5.101.0005 Quartz Crystal.
342 11.11.0015 Gold Small particles of gold in vial. Vial label reads "Actural GOLD panned at the gold mine KNOTT'S BERRY FARM, Ghost Town, Calif."
343 00.2.6.204.0004 Smithsonite Smithsonite with galenite.
344 1990.53.0124 Calcite None
345 00.2.9.73.0001 Almandine (Garnet group) Two dark 1/2" crystals in schist with scattered smaller crystals. Color: RD-BR
346 00.2.4.21.0003 Galena Silver ore, fine grained. Color: GY
347 2006.15.0077 Quartz, var. Chalcedony Medium in size smooth specimen of Quartz-Jasper "Imperial Spiderweb", brown underside with sections of rock in series of cross section patterns of red and white with gray Chalcedony formations in areas Color: Red/ White
348 00.2.4.8.0013 Covellite Massive, blue- black.
349 00.2.13.500.0014 Feldspar None
350 00.2.5.97.0004 Quartz Crystals.
351 1970.47.1.0212 Galena None
352 1986.16.65.0001 Quartz Keswick crystals.
353 00.2.3.665.0003 Rhodochrosite None
354 00.2.9.50.0015 Hematite Color: RD-GY
355 1990.53.0236 Gypsum None
356 00.2.4.23.0005 Galena None
357 00.2.3.659.0004 Pyrrhotite Massive. Color: YL
358 1990.53.0047 Sphalerite "Ruby" crystals with chalcopyrite crystals.
359 00.2.9.66.0004 Forsterite Emerald or chrysolite.
360 1990.53.0342 Quartz None
361 00.2.3.694.0004 Quartz Crystals.
362 00.2.4.39.0006 Pyrite Fairly stable, brassy crystal groups forming botriedal surface
363 00.2.10.151.0010 Calcite Vein.
364 00.2.5.106.0002 Quartz Smoky quartz crystals.
365 00.2.6.229.0005 Gypsum Translucent, brown-orange; massive.
366 1990.53.0170 Turquoise Tumbled and polished; massive.
367 1995.36.0012 Margarite Seam of foliated margarite. Color: PK
368 2006.15.0109 Quartz Small in size quartz specimen, crystal with traces of gypsum (white veins) vitreous luster, 7 on hardness scale, milky translucent color Color: Colorless
369 00.2.3.642.0002 Copper None
370 00.2.15.306.0006 Hematite Botryoidal. Color: RD-BR
371 1970.47.1.0347 Malachite None
372 00.2.6.196.0005 Barite White interlocked crystals.
373 1987.3.0113 Quartz, var. opal In matrix.
374 00.2.9.54.0004 Magnetite None
375 00.2.3.671.0010 Tremolite Massive, foliated. Color: WH
376 1990.53.0269 Jadeite None
377 00.2.4.29.0008 Chalcocite Massive, tarnished to red-gold; pyrite present
378 00.2.3.664.0003 Turquoise Massive; pale blue.
379 00.2.9.94.0004 Quartz Dysanialite quartz. Color: BK
380 00.2.6.199.0006 Gypsum Var. selenite, clear crystal fragments.
381 1990.53.0091 Calcite None
382 00.2.9.68.0015 Feldspar None
383 1990.53.0378 Quartz With calcite.
384 2006.15.0026 Jadeite var. Jade Medium in size specimen of Jade, circular shaped formations that protrude from host rock, mint green color, waxy/greasy/pearly luster, 6.5-7 on hardness scale, sodium aluminum silicate Color: Green
385 00.2.4.42.0001 Galena Weathered crystal group. Color: GY
386 00.2.15.331.0012 Aragonite 277 Aragonite CaCO3, Cianciana, Sicily, Foote, Philad'a. Label says dana 814 Scheelite, Tetragonal, Ca WO4, Zinnwald, bohemia. Card says Dana 814, Ward, Tetragonal, scheelite, Ca WO$, Zumwald, Bohemia see 331-13.
387 00.2.10.177.0008 Calcite Satin spar.
388 1970.47.1.0086 Gypsum Clear crystal.
389 00.2.6.240.0004 Witherite None
390 1990.53.0203 Quartz None
391 1995.36.0044 Sphalerite Crystals, 1/8 - 1/2" . Color: BR, RD, OR Sphalerite image
392 2006.15.0142 Quartz var. Agate Small in size half specimen "Thunderball Egg" type of agate, one polished face, gold and iron red colored specs and such inside rock with translucent swirls beneath, clusters look like damp powder, vitreous luster, 7 on hardness scale Color: Gold, Red
393 00.2.3.652.0001 Sphalerite None
394 1970.47.1.0439 Galena Color: GY
395 1986.16.54.0006 Tourmaline group None
396 1990.53.0015 Microcline (Feldspar group) None
397 00.2.9.60.0009 Hematite Ore.
398 00.2.3.679.0002 Calcite Calc spar.
399 00.2.4.32.0004 Pyrite Granular aggregate.
400 00.2.10.145.0011 Calcite Dogtooth spar.
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