An instrument used to determine properties of a mineral or substance, to achieve distinguishable, measurable and recordable attributes
An instrument used to determine properties of a mineral or substance, to achieve distinguishable, measurable and recordable attributes
A low, fan shaped sloping mass of outspreading loose rock
An isometric mineral of the zeolite group, 16[Na(H2O)(AlSi2O6)]
Deposits of sedimentary material transported from their source, most notably influenced by erosional forces and gravity
A cavity or vesicle formed by the presence of trapped gas, in igneous rock, that is filled with such secondary minerals as calcite, quartz, chalcedony, or zeolites
Two or more metals together in a compound
Containing amygdules. See Amygdule
A mineral group including actinolite, anthophyllite, arfvedsonite, cummingtonite, hornblende, richterite, glaucophane, grunerite, anthophyllite, riebeckite, tremolite, and others
An extremely brittle metal with a crystalline, flaky texture. Symbol, Sb
A folding or arching of layered rock