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Minerals

A mineral is a naturally occuring homogeneous solid with a definite chemical composition and an ordered atomic arrangement, and is either an element or an chemical compound that has been formed by geological processes.

A mineraloid lacks the systemic internal crystalline arrangement of atoms characteristic of minerals. A mineraloid is defined as 'a naturally occurring, usually inorganic, solid consisting of either a single element or a compound, and having a definite chemical composition but lacking a systemic internal arrangement of atoms'.

A crystal is defined as 'a mineral in which the systematic internal arrangement of atoms is outwardly reflected as a latticework of repeated three-dimensional units that form a geometric solid with a surface consisting of symmetrical planes.'

See also IMA Commission On New Minerals And Mineral Names:

◊◊ mineral groups ◊ minerals

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◊◊ elements of periodic table ◊◊ ◊ actinidesalkali metalsalkali earth metalselemental composition of crustGeochemical Periodic TableGoldschmidt's classificationhalogensHFSEincompatible elementsinert elementslanthanidesLILEnon metalsperiodic tabletrace elementstransition metals

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Aactinides, actinoidsalbitealkali feldsparsalmandineamphiboles ◊◊ aluminosilicates (kyanite, sillimanite, zeolites) ◊ anorthiteargillic, argillaceous

BbiotiteBowen's Reaction Series
Ccarbonateschloriteschromiteclayscrystallization
Ddiagenetic alterationdiffusion creepdynamic recrystallization
Eepidoteevaporates& sulphates
Ffeldspars (alkali (K) feldspars, plagioclase feldspar / albite, anorthite, monocline, orthoclase) ◊ feldspathoids ◊◊ ferrimagnetic (magnetite) ◊◊ ferromagnesian mineralsfoidsfusible
Ggarnetsgeothermobarometry
Hhornblende
Iincompatible elements ◊◊ inosilicates single-chain (pyroxenes), inosilicates double-chain (amphiboles)
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KK-feldsparsK-sparskyanite
Llanthanides, lanthanoids
Mmagnetite ◊◊ magnesium iron silicate (olivine) ▪ mantle (crystal) ◊◊ micas (biotite, muscovite) monoclinemuscovite
N ◊◊ nesosilicates
OOddo-Harkins Ruleolivineorthoclaseovergrowth of crystalsoxides
Ppaleoblastpiezoelectricphenocrysts ◊◊ phyllosilicates (biotite) ◊ plagioclase feldsparporphyroblastsporphyroclastspreferred orientationpyroelectricpyrope ◊◊ inosilicate pyroxenes
Qquartz

Rrare earth elementsrecrystallizationREErefractory

Sschlierenserpentinesserpentinization ◊◊ silicates ◊◊ sorosilicatessillimanitespinelsstaurolite

T ◊◊ tectosilicates (feldspars, quartz) ◊ tourmalinestrace elements
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Wweathering

Xxenocryst

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Zzeolites

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Rocks

◙ Rocks are naturally occurring aggregates of minerals and/or mineraloids. Rocks are classified according to chemical composition, texture and composition of constituent minerals, and by the mode of formation (igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic processes).

◊◊ Minerals Site Map ◊◊ see also IMA Commission On New Minerals And Mineral Names:

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Alphabetic Index to Rocks

alphabetic sections ◊ ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZelements of periodic tableMineral Index ◙◙ Rock Index: Igneous Rocks ◙◙ Rock Index: Metamorphic Rocks ◙◙ Rock Index: Sedimentary Rocks ◙◙

Aacid rocksalkali rocksalkaline basaltsAMCG, AMGamphibolitesanatexisArchean rocksassimilationandesitesanorthositesaplites
Bbasaltbasic rocksbatholithbiostratigraphyblueschist faciesblueschist formationsboninitesBowen's Reaction Seriesbrecciabrittle deformationbysmolith

CC- and C'-planecarbonatescementchemical weatheringclastcompositionconcordantcrystallizationcumulates

Ddacitedeformation (brittle, ductile, elastic) ◙ deviatoric stressdiapirdiatremedifferential stressdikedioritesdiscordantductile deformationdunites

Eeclogiteseclogite facieselastic deformationenclaves evaporates & sulphates

Ffelsicfelsic (sial) ◙ foliation
Ggabbrogneisses, gneissic, gneiss beltsgranitegranodioritegranulitesgranulite faciesgreenschist faciesgreenstone beltsgreenstone-hosted quartz-carbonate vein depositsgroundmassGQCV
H ◙ HFSE elements ◙ high-alumina basaltshigh field strength elements (HFSE)hornfels
I ◙◙ Igneous Rocks: Rock Indexigneous rocksincompatible elementsindex minerals (metamorphic)intermediate rocks
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Kkeratophyreskimberlitekomatiites
LL-tectonites, L-S tectoniteslaccolithslamprophyreslarge-ion lithophile elements (LILE)lavaleucosomeLILE elementslithostatic stress

Mmafic rocksmafic (sima) ◘ magmamangerite (AMG, AMCG) ◙ matrixmelanosomemesosomemetamorphic faciesmetamorphic facies and regional metamorphismmetamorphic index mineralsmetamorphic rocks (migmatites, pelites, psammites) ◙ metamorphic rocksmetamorphosed chemical rocksmetamorphosed sedimentary rocksmigmatitesMORBmylonites

◙◙ Metamorphic Rocks : Rock Indexmetamorphic facies metamorphic facies and regional metamorphismmetamorphic index mineralsamphibolite faciesblueschist facieseclogite faciesgranulite faciesgreenschist facieshornfels faciesprehnite-pumpellyite faciessanidinite facieszeolite facies

metamorphism, regional : Buchan, Barrovian, Franciscan, Sanbagawacontact metamorphismdynamic metamorphismhydrothermal metamorphismimpact metamorphismmetamorphismregional metamorphismtectonicsthermal metamorphism

Nneosome
Oophiolite complexesophiolitesoresoxides
Ppaleosomepegmatitespelitesperidotitephenocrystplutonicporphyroclast, distorted and shear senseporphyryprehnite-pumpellyite faciespsammitespseudotachylitesptygmatic
QQAPF diagramquartzite
Rrestiterhyolites
SS/C fabricS-foliationS-planeS-tectonitessanidinite faciesschistsschlierenschlieren ◙◙ Sedimentary Rocks: Rock Indexsedimentary rocksserpentinitesserpentinizationshear senseshearingshear, stress, strainshear zonesillsslickensides-somalstratasubduction zone magmassulphates & evaporates
TTAS classificationtectonites (S-, L-, L-S) ▪ texturetheolitic, tholeiitictholeiitic basalttonalitesTrondhjemiteTTG
Uultrabasic rocks ultramafic rocks
VVocanic Rocks: Rock Indexvolcanovulcanism
Wweathering
Xxenoliths
YYellowknife: images of lithology and geomorphology of Slave Craton
Zzeolite facies

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