Field book of common rocks and minerals : $b for identifying the rocks and minerals of the United States and interpreting their origins and meaningsLoomis, Frederic Brewster
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Field book of common rocks and minerals : $b for identifying the rocks and minerals of the United States and interpreting their origins and meanings
Loomis, Frederic Brewster
Minerals -- United States; Rocks -- United States
[Illustration: Crystal of Spinel]
Crystal forms in which dolomite occurs
[Illustration: _A_ the cleavage form, rhombohedron with the faces
curved]
[Illustration: _B_ the rhombohedron with the corners cut, as it
often occurs]
[Illustration: _C_ the form found in gypsum or anhydrite]
Plate 34
[Illustration: Orthoclase, a cleavage piece, _a_ and _b_ the perfect
cleavage planes, and _c_ the imperfect cleavage plane]
Crystal forms of orthoclase
[Illustration: _A_ the simple crystal]
[Illustration: _B_ the twinned form]
[Illustration: _C_ the twinned form in which the crystals are
intergrowing]
[Illustration: Diagram of a multiple twin of a plagioclase feldspar]
Plate 37
Diagrams of amphibole crystals
[Illustration: _A_ a typical crystal]
[Illustration: _B_ cross section showing the intersection of
cleavage planes]
[Illustration: _C_ and _D_ cross sections to show variations in
outline]
[Illustration: Tremolite in silky fibrous crystals. Asbestos]
[Illustration: Hornblende crystals in quartzite]
Plate 42
[Illustration: Epidote crystals]
[Illustration: Typical forms of epidote crystals; _p_ prism faces,
_m_, _n_, _x_, and _y_ beveled edges of the prism, _o_ octahedral
faces]
Typical forms of tourmaline
[Illustration: _A_ side view; _B_ and _C_ ends to show terminations;
_p_ prism faces, _m_ beveling of prism edges, _r_ a low rhombohedron
on the end, _s_ the opposite rhombohedron, _b_ basal face, and the
other faces represent bevelings]
Plate 48
[Illustration: A group of barite crystals]
[Illustration: Outline of the typical tabular barite crystal]
[Illustration: The six-sided double pyramid, composed of three
interpenetrating crystals, typical of witherite and strontianite]
Plate 44
[Illustration: The typical form of analcite]
[Illustration: A typical natrolite crystal]
[Illustration: The typical crystal form of stilbite]
[Illustration: A sheaf-like bundle of fibrous crystals, typical of
stilbite]
Plate 45
[Illustration: A group of calcite crystals]
Typical forms of calcite
[Illustration: _A_ the rhombohedron formed by cleavage]
[Illustration: _B_ a rhombohedral crystal truncated by the basal
plane]
[Illustration: _C_ the scalenohedron]
[Illustration: _D_ the scalenohedron truncated by the rhombohedron]
[Illustration: _E_ the scalenohedron on a prism]
Plate 46
Typical forms of aragonite
[Illustration: _A_ the simple crystal]
[Illustration: _B_ a needle-like form, twinned]
[Illustration: _C_ cross section to show how the form may appear
six-sided]
[Illustration: Typical form of the anhydrite crystal]
Plate 47
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