• "Minerals by Name" - The Mineral Gallery
  Site includes full color images of different minerals along with a description of the physical properties, history of discovery, and more about each mineral.
• "What Is a Mineral?" - UCAR
  This site explains what a mineral is. Click on the different links to find out about the different mineral types, how minerals are formed, and what the physical properties of minerals are.
• "Minerals by Physical and Optical Properties" - Mineral Database
  Minerals are listed according to hardness, streak, luster, density, and cleavage and fracture. Click on the property to view mineral list. You can then click on individual minerals to view more information and images.

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• "Minerals" - Volcano World
  This site gives a brief overview of minerals. Includes illustrations to show some of the basic atomic arrangements of different minerals. Also explains how atomic arrangement influences the properties of a mineral.
• "Minerals by Chemical Composition" - Mineral Database
  Site displays a periodic table. Click on the element of interest to open a page that lists all of the minerals that contain that element, sorted by element percent.
• "Mineral Structure Data" - University of Colorado
  This site lists the different crystal structures of minerals. Click on link to open a new page that uses a drawing to show the structure.

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• "The Physical Characteristics of Minerals" - The Mineral Gallery
  Site lists the physical properties scientists commonly use to identify minerals. Click on property to view examples that illustrate that property.

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• "Minerals by Chemical Composition" - Mineral Database
  Site displays a periodic table. Click on the element of interest to open a page that lists all of the minerals that contain that element, sorted by element percent.

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