Ms. Greenough’s Minerals Web Links
Use these links to f=
ind
information about minerals
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A good place to start is the online encyclopedi=
a. Enter
the name of the mineral you are looking for and hit, “Go”
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Click here to go to the online encyclopedia: http://school.eb.com/
http://www.minerals.net/index.h=
tml
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A very
thorough list of minerals and gemstones, with photos and descriptions.
http://www.galleries=
.com/minerals/by-name.htm
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A list of
minerals in alphabetical order from Amethyst Galleries, a commercial mineral
vendor.
http://www.de=
sertusa.com/Thingstodo/geo/geology.html
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Information
about rocks and minerals from Desert USA. Look for the links under “Rocks, Gems and Minerals.”
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ttp://www.rogersgroupinc.com/ourcommunities/rockology/index.htm
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A site
from a construction company about how rocks are mined and used in construct=
ion
and other industries. Look =
under
“Learn About Aggregates.”
http://www.e=
nviroliteracy.org/subcategory.php/27.html
Information about mi=
neral
extraction and its environmental impacts from the Environmental Literacy
Council
http://libr=
ary.thinkquest.org/05aug/00461/minerals.htm
A “Think Quest=
”
about minerals, mining and gemstones. Basic but thoroug=
h.
http://www.nma=
.org/publications/common_minerals.asp
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Very brief
descriptions of forty common minerals and their uses, from the National Min=
ing
Association. See the “=
;Fast
Facts” links for more information about how minerals are used.