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Chalcocite, a copper ore mineral.
Historically, mineralogy was heavily concerned with taxonomy of the rock-forming minerals; to this end, the International Mineralogical Association is an organization whose members represent mineralogists in individual countries. Its activities include managing the naming of minerals (via the Commission of New Minerals and Mineral Names), location of known minerals, etc. As of 2004 there are over 4,000 species of mineral recognized by the IMA. Of these, perhaps 150 can be called "common," another 50 are "occasional," and the rest are "rare" to "extremely rare."
More recently, driven by advances in experimental technique (such as neutron diffraction) and available computational power, the latter of which has enabled extremely accurate atomic-scale simulations of the behaviour of crystals, the science has branched out to consider more general problems in the fields of inorganic chemistry and solid-state physics. It, however, retains a focus on the crystal structures commonly encountered in rock-forming minerals (such as the perovskites, clay minerals and framework silicates). In particular, the field has made great advances in the understanding of the relationship between the atomic-scale structure of minerals and their function; in nature, prominent examples would be accurate measurement and prediction of the elastic properties of minerals, which has led to new insight into seismological behaviour of rocks and depth-related discontinuities in seismograms of the Earth's mantle. To this end, in their focus on the connection between atomic-scale phenomena and macroscopic properties, the mineral sciences (as they are now commonly known) display perhaps more of an overlap with materials science than any other discipline.
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| Physical mineralogy | |
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Physical mineralogy is the specific focus on physical attributes of minerals. Description of physical attributes is the simplest way to identify, classify, and categorize minerals, and they include:[1]
crystal structure
crystal habit
twinning
cleavage
luster
color
streak
hardness
specific gravity
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| Chemical mineralogy | |
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Chemical mineralogy focuses on the chemical composition of minerals in order to identify, classify, and categorize them, as well as a means to find beneficial uses from them. There are a few minerals which are classified as whole elements, including sulfur, copper, silver, and gold, yet the vast majority of minerals are chemical compounds, some more complex than others.[2] In terms of major chemical divisions of minerals, most are placed within the isomorphous groups, which are based on analogous chemical composition and similar crystal forms. A good example of isomorphism classification would be the calcite group, containing the minerals calcite, magnesite, siderite, rhodochrosite, and smithsonite.[3]
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| Biomineralogy | |
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Biomineralogy is a cross-over field between mineralogy, paleontology and biology. It is the study of how plants and animals stabilize minerals under biological control, and the sequencing of mineral replacement of those minerals after deposition.[4] It uses techniques from chemical mineralogy, especially isotopic studies, to determine such things as growth forms in living plants and animals[5][6] as well as things like the original mineral content of fossils.[7]
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| Optical mineralogy | |
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Photomicrograph of a volcanic lithic fragment (sand grain); upper picture is plane-polarized light, bottom picture is cross-polarized light, scale box at left-center is 0.25 millimeter.
Main article: Optical mineralogy
Optical mineralogy is a specific focus of mineralogy that applies sources of light as a means to identify and classify minerals. All minerals which are not part of the cubic system are double refracting, where ordinary light passing through them is broken up into two plane polarized rays that travel at different velocities and refracted at different angles. Mineral substances belonging to the cubic system contain only one index of refraction.[3] Hexagonal and tetragonal mineral substances have two indices, while orthorhombic, monoclinic, and triclinic substances have three indices of refraction.[3] With opaque ore minerals, reflected light from a microscope is needed for identification.[3]
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Main article: Crystallography
X-rays are used to determine the atomic arrangements of minerals and so to identify and classify them. The arrangements of atoms define the crystal structures of the minerals. Some very fine-grained minerals, such as clays, commonly can be identified most readily by their crystal structures. The structure of a mineral also offers a precise way of establishing isomorphism.[3] With knowledge of atomic arrangements and compositions, one may deduce why minerals have specific physical properties,[3] and one may calculate how those properties change with pressure and temperature.
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The environments of mineral formation and growth are highly varied, ranging from slow crystallization at the high temperature and pressures of igneous melts deep within the Earth's crust to the low temperature precipitation from a saline brine at the Earth's surface.
Various possible methods of formation include:[8]
sublimation from volcanic gases
deposition from aqueous solutions and hydrothermal brines
crystallization from an igneous magma or lava
recrystallization due to metamorphic processes and metasomatism
crystallization during diagenesis of sediments
formation by oxidation and weathering of rocks exposed to the atmosphere or within the soil environment.
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| Descriptive mineralogy | |
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Hanksite, Na22K(SO4)9(CO3)2Cl, one of the few minerals that is considered a carbonate and a sulfate
Descriptive mineralogy summarizes results of studies performed on mineral substances. It is the scholarly and scientific method of recording the identification, classification, and categorization of minerals, their properties, and their uses. Classifications for descriptive mineralogy includes:[9][10]
native elements
sulfides
oxides and hydroxides
halides
carbonates, nitrates and borates
sulfates, chromates, molybdates and tungstates
phosphates, arsenates and vanadates
silicates
organic minerals
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| Determinative mineralogy | |
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Wulfenite from Cochise Co. Arizona
Determinative mineralogy is the actual scientific process of identifying minerals, through data gathering and conclusion. When new minerals are discovered, a standard procedure of scientific analysis is followed, including measures to identify a mineral's formula, its crystallographic data, its optical data, as well as the general physical attributes determined and listed.
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Minerals are essential to various needs within human society, such as minerals used as ores for essential components of metal products used in various commodities and machinery, essential components to building materials such as limestone, marble, granite, gravel, glass, plaster, cement, etc.[11] Minerals are also used in fertilizers to enrich the growth of agricultural crops.
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Mineral collecting is also a recreational study and collection hobby, with clubs and societies representing the field.[12][13] Museums, such as the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Hall of Geology, Gems, and Minerals and the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, have popular collections of mineral specimens on permanent display.[14]
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List of minerals - a simple list concentrating on minerals with Wikipedia articles.
List of minerals (complete) - a more complete list of IMA-approved minerals, regularly updated.
List of mineralogists
List of publications in mineralogy
Metallurgy
Materials science
Petrology
Book: Mineralogy
Wikipedia books are collections of articles that can be downloaded or ordered in print.
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^ Ramsdell, 164.
^ Ramsdell, 165.
^ a b c d e f Ramsdell, 166.
^ Scurfield , Gordon (1979) "Wood Petrifaction: an aspect of biomineralogy" Australian Journal of Botany 27(4): pp. 377-390
^ Christoffersen, M.R., Balic-Zunic, T., Pehrson, S., Christoffersen, J. (2001) "Kinetics of Growth of Columnar Triclinic Calcium Pyrophosphate Dihydrate Crystals" Crystal Growth & Design 1(6): pp. 463-466.
^ Chandrajith, R., Wijewardana, G., Dissanayake, C.B., Abeygunasekara, A. (2006) "Biomineralogy of human urinary calculi (kidney stones) from some geographic regions of Sri Lanka" Environmental Geochemistry and Health 28(4): pp. 393-399
^ Lowenstam, Heitz A. (1954) "Environmental relations of modification compositions of certain carbonate secreting marine invertebrates" Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA) 40(1): pp. 39-48
^ Ramsdell, 166-167.
^ http://www.minerals.net/mineral/sort-met.hod/dana/dana.htm Dana classification - Minerals.net
^ Klein, Cornelis and Cornelius Hurlbut, Jr. (1985) Manual of Mineralogy, Wiley, 20th ed., ISBN 0-471-80580-7
^ Ramsdell, 167.
^ http://www.minsocam.org/MSA/collectors_corner/index.htm minsocam.org. Collector's Corner; The Mineralogical Society of America. access date: 5/22/2010.
^ http://www.amfed.org/ amfed.org. The American Federation of Mineral Societies. access date: 5/22/2010.
^ http://www.nhm.org/site/explore-exhibits/permanent-exhibits/gems-minerals "Gems and Minerals" | Natural History Museum of Los Angeles. access date: 5/22/2010.
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Needham, Joseph (1986). Science and Civilization in China, Volume 3. Taipei: Caves Books, Ltd.
Ramsdell, Lewis S. (1963). Encyclopedia Americana: International Edition, Volume 19. New York: Americana Corporation.
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