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Minerals And Gemstones Of Nebraska: A Handbook For Students And Collectors, Roger K. Pabian, Allan Cook

Conservation and Survey Division

Table of Contents:

Introduction
What Are Minerals? What Are Rocks? What Are Gemstones?
What is Mineralogy?
What Can Minerals Tell Us?
Minerals and Geologic Time
Minerals as Environmental Indicators
Minerals as Resources
Where are Minerals Found?
Collecting Courtesy
Tools for Collecting Minerals
Care of Tools
Tips on Collecting Minerals
Safety Rules
Preparation of Specimens
Mineral Identification
Physical Properties
Cleavage
Hardness
Luster
Streak
Specific Gravity
Form
Color
Tenacity
Fluorescence
Chemical Properties
Chemical Composition
Taste
Chemical Tests
Crystallography
Common Nebraska Minerals
Amphibole
Ankerite
Aragonite
Autunite
Barite
Bauxite
Biotite
Calcite
Carnotite
Celestite
Chalcedony
Chalcopyrite
Chalk
Chert
Chlorite
Coal
Copper
Dolomite
Epidote
Feldspar
Fluorite …