An Introduction to the Rock-Forming Minerals

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PART 1 ORTHO: Di- and ring silicates: olivine group humite group zircon sphene (titanite) garnet group, vesuvianite sillimanite, mullite, andalusite, kyanite topaz staurolite, chloritoid epidote group lawsonite, pumpellyite melilite group beryl, cordierite, tourmaline axinite. PART 2 CHAIN SILICATES: pyroxene group wollastonite sapphirine amphibole group. PART 3 SHEET SILICATES: mica group stilpnomelane pyrophyllite chlorite serpentine clay minerals apophyllite prehnite. PART 4 FRAMEWORK SILICATES: feldspar group silica minerals nepheline group petalite, leucite sodalite group cancrinite - vishnevite, scapolite analcite, zeolite group. PART 5 NON-SILICATES: oxides hydroxides sulphides sulphates carbonates phosphates halides

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Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Mineralogy and Gemology Studies

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Published in: Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland eBooks

DOI: 10.1180/dhz

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An Introduction to the Rock-Forming Minerals

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