Field book of common rocks and minerals
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Chapters (355)
- Field Book of Common Rocks and Minerals
- PREFACE
- CONTENTS
- LIST OF PLATES (AT END OF BOOK)
- CHAPTER I AN INTRODUCTION
- Why
- Collecting
- Where
- Equipment
- Study Your Collection
- Literature
- CHAPTER II ON THE FORMS AND PROPERTIES OF MINERALS
- Rocks
- Minerals
- Crystal Structure
- Crystal Systems
- Isometric system
- Crystal formation
- Tetragonal system
- Orthorhombic system
- Monoclinic system
- Triclinic system
- Hexagonal system
- Hemihedral forms
- Twinning
- Hardness
- Cleavage
- Specific gravity
- Streak
- Luster
- Color
- CHAPTER III THE MINERALS
- KEY TO THE MINERALS, BASED ON HARDNESS, COLOR, ETC.
- The Gold Group
- Gold Au Pl. 5
- The Silver Group
- Silver Ag Pl. 6
- Argentite AgS Pl. 6 silver glance
- Pyrargyrite Ag₃SbS₃ Pl. 7 ruby silver or dark red silver
- Prousite Ag₃ AsS₃ Pl. 7 light red silver
- Cerargyrite AgCl horn silver
- The Copper Group
- Copper Cu Pl. 8
- Chalcopyrite CuFeS₂ Pl. 8 copper pyrites or yellow copper ore
- Bornite Cu₃FeS₃ purple copper ore
- Chalcocite Cu₂S Pl. 9 copper glance
- Tetrahedrite Cu₃SbS₃ Pl. 9 & 10 gray copper ore
- Cuprite Cu₂O Pl. 9 & 10 red copper ore
- Malachite CuCO₃·Cu(OH)₂ Pl. 11
- Azurite 2CuCO₃·Cu(OH)₂ Pl. 11
- Chrysocolla CuSiO₃·2H₂O
- The Iron Group
- Limonite 2Fe₂O₃·3H₂O Pl. 12
- Goethite Fe₂O₃·H₂O Pl. 12
- Hematite Fe₂O₃ Pl. 13 & 14 specular iron
- Magnetite Fe₃O₄ Pl. 14 Magnetic iron ore
- Siderite FeCO₃ Pl. 13 & 14 Spathic iron
- Pyrite FeS₂ Pl. 15 & 16 iron pyrites
- Marcasite FeS₂ Pl. 15 white pyrite
- Pyrrhotite Fe₁₁S₁₂ Magnetic pyrites
- The Lead Group
- Galena PbS Pl. 17 lead glance
- Cerrusite PbCO₃ Pl. 18 White lead ore
- Anglesite PbSO₄ Pl. 18
- Pyromorphite Pb₅Cl(PO₄)₃ Pl. 17 Green lead ore
- The Zinc Group
- Sphalerite ZnS Pl. 19 & 20 zinc blende, black jack
- Zincite ZnO Pl. 19 & 20 red zinc ore
- Willemite ZnSiO₄ Pl. 20
- Calamine Zn₂(OH)₂·SiO₃
- Smithsonite ZnCO₃ Pl. 21 Dry bone
- Franklinite (ZnMn)Fe₂O₄ Pl. 21
- The Manganese Group
- Pyrolusite MnO₂
- Psilomelane MnO₂·H₂O
- Manganite Mn₂O₃·H₂O Pl. 22
- Rhodochrosite MnCO₃
- The Aluminum Group
- Corundum Al₂O₃ Pl. 23
- Bauxite Al₂O₃·2H₂O
- Cryolite Na₃AlF₆ Ice stone
- The Arsenic Group
- Arsenopyrite FeAsS Pl. 24
- Realgar AsS Pl. 24
- Orpiment As₂S₃
- Molybdenum
- Molybdenite MoS₂
- Antimony
- Stibnite Sb₂S₃ Pl. 25 gray antimony
- The Nickel Group
- Niccolite NiAs Pl. 25 copper nickel
- Millerite NiS capillary pyrites
- The Cobalt Group
- Cobaltite CoAsS Pl. 26 cobalt glance
- Smaltite (CoNi)As₂ Pl. 26 gray cobalt ore
- Chromium
- Chromite FeCr₂O₄ chromic iron
- Tungsten
- Wolframite (FeMn)WO₄
- Radium, Uranium and Vanadium
- Carnotite K₂O·2U₂O₃·V₂O₅·3H₂O Pl. 27
- Mercury
- Cinnabar HgS Pl. 27
- Tin
- Cassiterite SnO₂ Pl. 28 tin stone
- Titanium
- Rutile TiO₂ Pl. 28
- Ilmenite FeTiO₃
- Platinum
- Platinum Pt
- The Magnesium Group
- Spinel MgAlO₄ Pl. 29
- Magnesite MgCO₃
- Dolomite (MgCa)CO₃ Pl. 19 & 29
- Silicon, Silica and the Silicates
- Quartz SiO₂ Pl. 30
- Varieties of Quartz
- Chalcedony SiO₂
- Opal SiO₂·H₂O Pl. 33
- The Feldspars
- Orthoclase KAlSi₃O₈
- Microcline KAlSi₃O₈ Pl. 35
- Albite NaAlSi₃O₈
- Oligoclase (NaCa)AlSi₃O₈
- Labradorite (NaCa)AlSi₃O₈ Pl. 35
- The Pyroxene Group
- Enstatite MgSiO₃
- Hypersthene (MgFe)SiO₃
- Augite CaMg(SiO₃)₂, MgAlSiO₆ + Fe₂O₃ Pl. 36
- The Amphibole Group
- Tremolite (CaMg)₃(SiO₃)₄ Pl. 37
- Actinolite (CaMgFe)₃(SiO₃)₄
- Hornblende (CaMgFe)₃(SiO₃)₄CaMgAl₂(SiO₄)₃ Pl. 37
- The Garnet Group
- Glucinum
- Beryl Gl₃Al₂(SiO₃)₆ Pl. 39
- Sodalite Na₄Al₃Cl(SiO₄)₃
- Zircon ZrSiO₄ Pl. 39
- Cyanite Al₂SiO₅ Pl. 40
- The Mica Group
- Topaz Al₂F₂SiO₄ Pl. 41
- Staurolite FeAl₅OH(SiO₆)₂ Pl. 41
- Olivine (MgFe)₂SiO₄ Peridot or Chrysolite
- Epidote Ca₂(AlOH)(AlFe₂)(SiO₄)₃ Pl. 42
- Tourmaline (FeCrNaKLi)₄Mg₁₂B₆Al₁₆H₈Si₁₂O₆₃ Pl. 42 & frontispiece
- Kaolinite H₄Al₂Si₂O₉ Kaolin
- Talc H₂Mg₃(SiO₃)₄
- Serpentine H₄Mg₃Si₂O₉ Pl. 43
- Chlorite H₈(MgFe)₅Al₂(SiO₆)₃ Pl. 43
- The Zeolites
- Analcite Na₃Al₂Si₄O₁₃ + 2H₂O Pl. 44
- Natrolite Na₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀ + 2H₂O Plate 44
- Stilbite H₄(CaNa₂)Al₂(SiO₃)₆ + 4H₂O Pl. 44
- Calcium
- Calcite CaCO₃ Pl. 45
- Aragonite CaCO₃ Pl. 46
- Anhydrite CaSO₄ Pl. 46
- Gypsum CaSO₄ + 2H₂O Pl. 47
- The Strontium Group
- Strontianite SrCO₃
- Celestite SrSO₄
- The Barium Group
- Barite BaSO₄ Pl. 48 heavy spar
- Witherite BaCO₃ Pl. 48
- Carbon
- Graphite C Plumbago
- Diamond C
- Phosphorus
- Apatite Ca₅F(PO₄)₃ Pl. 49
- Turquois H₅[Al(OH)₂]Cu(OH)(PO₄)₄
- Fluorine
- Fluorite CaF₂ Pl. 50 Fluor spar
- Halite NaCl Pl. 50 Salt
- Boracite Mg₇Cl₂B₁₆O₃₀
- Colemanite Ca₂B₆O₁₁ + 5H₂O
- Borax NaB₄O₇ + 10H₂O
- Sulphur S Pl. 51
- Ice H₂O Pl. 51 water
- CHAPTER IV THE ROCKS
- Igneous Rocks
- CLASSIFICATION OF IGNEOUS ROCKS
- Granite Pl. 53
- Syenite Pl. 54
- Quartz-Diorite
- Diorite
- Olivine-Gabbro
- Gabbro Pl. 54
- Peridotite
- Pyroxenite
- Rhyolite
- Trachite
- Dacite
- Andesite
- Basalt
- Porphyry Pl. 55
- Tuff
- Breccia
- Obsidian Pl. 55
- Pitchstone
- Perlite pearlstone
- Scoria
- Amygdoloid Pl. 56
- The Sedimentary Rocks
- A Classification of Sedimentary Rocks
- Talus
- Breccia Pl. 58
- Soil
- Gravel
- Conglomerate Pl. 58
- Sand
- Sandstone
- Clay
- Loess
- Shale Pl. 59
- Marl
- Limestone
- Till
- Tillite
- The Coal Series
- Peat
- Lignite brown coal
- Bituminous Coal soft coal
- Cannel Coal
- Anthracite hard coal
- Carbonite
- Jet
- Amber Pl. 61
- The Petroleum Series
- Natural gas
- Petroleum Crude Oil Pl. 61
- Bitumen
- Guano
- Phosphate Rock
- Diatomaceous Earth Pl. 62
- Metamorphic Rocks
- Gneiss Pl. 64
- Quartzite
- Schist Pl. 65
- Slate
- Phyllite Pl. 66
- Marble Pl. 66
- Steatite Soapstone
- Serpentine Pl. 67
- Ophiolite Ophicalcite
- CHAPTER V MISCELLANEOUS ROCKS
- Concretions
- Clay stones Pl. 68
- Lime concretions
- Septeria Pl. 69
- Flint concretions
- Sandstone concretions
- Oolites
- Pisolite Pl. 69
- Other Concretions
- Geodes
- Pebbles
- Meteorites
- Fossils
- A List of the Elements, the Abbreviations Used for Them, and Their Atomic Weight, Which Is Approximately the Number of Times Heavier They Are Than Hydrogen.
- Table of Geologic Time
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- MINERALOGY
- MINERAL ECONOMICS, GEOPOLITICS
- ECONOMIC GEOLOGY
- GENERAL GEOLOGY
- PRECIOUS STONES
- FOSSILS
- INDEX
- Plate Frontispiece
- Plate 5
- Plate 6
- Plate 7
- Plate 8
- Plate 9
- Plate 11
- Plate 12
- Plate 13
- Plate 15
- Plate 17
- Plate 19
- Plate 21
- Plate 24
- Plate 25
- Plate 26
- Plate 27
- Plate 31
- Plate 32
- Plate 33
- Plate 35
- Plate 36
- Plate 38
- Plate 39
- Plate 40
- Plate 41
- Plate 43
- Plate 49
- Plate 50
- Plate 61
- Plate 65
- Plate 67
- Plate 1
- Basal forms of the isometric system
- Plate 2
- Basal forms of the tetragonal system
- Basal forms of the orthorhombic system
- Plate 3
- Basal forms of the monoclinic system
- Plate 4
- Basal forms of the hexagonal system
- Plate 10
- Plate 30
- Plate 14
- Plate 16
- Plate 18
- Typical forms for cerrusite
- Plate 20
- Plate 22
- Plate 23
- Plate 28
- Plate 29
- Crystal forms in which dolomite occurs
- Plate 34
- Crystal forms of orthoclase
- Plate 37
- Diagrams of amphibole crystals
- Plate 42
- Typical forms of tourmaline
- Plate 48
- Plate 44
- Plate 45
- Typical forms of calcite
- Plate 46
- Typical forms of aragonite
- Plate 47
- Plate 51
- Plate 52
- Plate 53
- Plate 54
- Plate 55
- Plate 56
- Plate 57
- Plate 58
- Plate 59
- Plate 60
- Plate 62
- Plate 63
- Plate 64
- Plate 66
- Plate 68
- Plate 69
- Plate 70
- Plate 71
- Plate 72
- Plate 73
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