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Chemical Minerals

When identifying minerals, a reference list of the properties of each mineral is needed - all 3000 of them! - so that a match may be made. Here, we will confine the list to the common minerals likely to be met in ‘everyday’ Geology in the field.

For more details of the other 2880 minerals, many books are available to help with the search.

Identification using a microscope identification is a different and complex subject - but very accurate - beyond the scope of these study guides.

For convenience here, the minerals are divided into three groupings:

  • the silicate minerals
  • the chemical minerals
  • the ore minerals

Geopix Study Guide “Chemical Minerals” describes the properties, uses and occurrence of

  • barite
  • calcite
  • gypsum
  • fluorite
  • halite

illustrated by photographs of typical specimens.

The Chemical Minerals Study Guide contains the following pages:

Study Guide Page 10 Study Guide Page 11 Study Guide Page 12
Study Guide Page 13 Study Guide Page 14 Study Guide Page 15
Study Guide Page 16 Study Guide Page 17 Study Guide Page 18

'Chemical Minerals' is part of the Minerals Study Guide CD.

To order this CD go to the Geopix Online Store