Mineralogy and Petrology

  1. Systematic Mineralogy
    1. Chemical Classification Schemes
      1. Dana System
        1. Historical Development
          1. Chemical Classes
            1. Numerical Classification
            2. Strunz System
              1. Modern Approach
                1. Structural Considerations
                  1. International Adoption
                  2. IMA Classification
                    1. International Mineralogical Association
                      1. Approved Mineral Names
                        1. Classification Updates
                      2. Silicate Minerals
                        1. The Silica Tetrahedron
                          1. Structure and Bonding
                            1. Silicon-Oxygen Bonds
                              1. Tetrahedral Geometry
                                1. Bond Angles and Lengths
                                2. Polymerization Mechanisms
                                  1. Corner Sharing
                                    1. Edge Sharing
                                      1. Face Sharing
                                    2. Silicate Structures
                                      1. Nesosilicates
                                        1. Structure
                                          1. Isolated Tetrahedra
                                            1. Metal Cation Coordination
                                            2. Common Minerals
                                              1. Olivine Group
                                                1. Forsterite
                                                  1. Fayalite
                                                  2. Garnet Group
                                                    1. Almandine
                                                      1. Pyrope
                                                        1. Grossular
                                                        2. Zircon
                                                          1. Andalusite
                                                            1. Kyanite
                                                              1. Sillimanite
                                                            2. Sorosilicates
                                                              1. Structure
                                                                1. Double Tetrahedra
                                                                  1. Shared Oxygen Atoms
                                                                  2. Common Minerals
                                                                    1. Epidote Group
                                                                      1. Epidote
                                                                        1. Clinozoisite
                                                                        2. Melilite Group
                                                                          1. Hemimorphite
                                                                        3. Cyclosilicates
                                                                          1. Structure
                                                                            1. Ring Structures
                                                                              1. Three, Four, Six-membered Rings
                                                                              2. Common Minerals
                                                                                1. Beryl
                                                                                  1. Tourmaline Group
                                                                                    1. Cordierite
                                                                                  2. Inosilicates
                                                                                    1. Single Chain Silicates
                                                                                      1. Pyroxene Group
                                                                                        1. Enstatite
                                                                                          1. Diopside
                                                                                            1. Augite
                                                                                              1. Jadeite
                                                                                            2. Double Chain Silicates
                                                                                              1. Amphibole Group
                                                                                                1. Hornblende
                                                                                                  1. Actinolite
                                                                                                    1. Tremolite
                                                                                                      1. Glaucophane
                                                                                                    2. Structure and Properties
                                                                                                      1. Chain Linkage
                                                                                                        1. Cleavage Relationships
                                                                                                      2. Phyllosilicates
                                                                                                        1. Structure
                                                                                                          1. Sheet Structures
                                                                                                            1. Tetrahedral and Octahedral Sheets
                                                                                                              1. Layer Stacking
                                                                                                              2. Common Minerals
                                                                                                                1. Mica Group
                                                                                                                  1. Muscovite
                                                                                                                    1. Biotite
                                                                                                                      1. Phlogopite
                                                                                                                      2. Clay Minerals
                                                                                                                        1. Kaolinite
                                                                                                                          1. Montmorillonite
                                                                                                                            1. Illite
                                                                                                                            2. Chlorite Group
                                                                                                                              1. Serpentine Group
                                                                                                                                1. Chrysotile
                                                                                                                                  1. Antigorite
                                                                                                                                  2. Talc
                                                                                                                                2. Tectosilicates
                                                                                                                                  1. Structure
                                                                                                                                    1. Three-dimensional Framework
                                                                                                                                      1. All Oxygens Shared
                                                                                                                                      2. Common Minerals
                                                                                                                                        1. Quartz Group
                                                                                                                                          1. Alpha Quartz
                                                                                                                                            1. Beta Quartz
                                                                                                                                              1. Chalcedony
                                                                                                                                              2. Feldspar Group
                                                                                                                                                1. Orthoclase
                                                                                                                                                  1. Microcline
                                                                                                                                                    1. Plagioclase Series
                                                                                                                                                    2. Feldspathoid Group
                                                                                                                                                      1. Nepheline
                                                                                                                                                        1. Leucite
                                                                                                                                                        2. Zeolite Group
                                                                                                                                                          1. Analcime
                                                                                                                                                            1. Natrolite
                                                                                                                                                              1. Stilbite
                                                                                                                                                      2. Non-Silicate Minerals
                                                                                                                                                        1. Native Elements
                                                                                                                                                          1. Metals
                                                                                                                                                            1. Gold
                                                                                                                                                              1. Silver
                                                                                                                                                                1. Copper
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Platinum Group
                                                                                                                                                                  2. Semimetals
                                                                                                                                                                    1. Arsenic
                                                                                                                                                                      1. Antimony
                                                                                                                                                                        1. Bismuth
                                                                                                                                                                        2. Nonmetals
                                                                                                                                                                          1. Diamond
                                                                                                                                                                            1. Graphite
                                                                                                                                                                              1. Sulfur
                                                                                                                                                                            2. Sulfides
                                                                                                                                                                              1. Simple Sulfides
                                                                                                                                                                                1. Pyrite
                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Pyrrhotite
                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Galena
                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Sphalerite
                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Chalcopyrite
                                                                                                                                                                                        2. Complex Sulfides
                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Bornite
                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Tetrahedrite
                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Enargite
                                                                                                                                                                                            2. Sulfosalts
                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Lead Sulfosalts
                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Silver Sulfosalts
                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Copper Sulfosalts
                                                                                                                                                                                                  2. Oxides
                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Simple Oxides
                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Cuprite
                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Zincite
                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Periclase
                                                                                                                                                                                                          2. Multiple Oxides
                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Spinel Group
                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Spinel
                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Magnetite
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Chromite
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  2. Ilmenite
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Rutile
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Cassiterite
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      2. Hydroxides
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Brucite
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Gibbsite
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Goethite
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Limonite
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            2. Halides
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Fluorides
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Fluorite
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Cryolite
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  2. Chlorides
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Halite
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Sylvite
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      2. Bromides and Iodides
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      3. Carbonates
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Calcite Group
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Calcite
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Magnesite
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Siderite
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Rhodochrosite
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                2. Dolomite Group
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Dolomite
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Ankerite
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    2. Aragonite Group
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Aragonite
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Witherite
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Strontianite
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        2. Sulfates
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Anhydrous Sulfates
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Barite
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Celestine
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Anglesite
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                2. Hydrous Sulfates
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Gypsum
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Epsomite
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Alunite
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    2. Phosphates
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Apatite Group
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Fluorapatite
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Chlorapatite
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Hydroxylapatite
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            2. Other Phosphates
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Monazite
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Xenotime
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Turquoise

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