Pretty rocks

September 1, 2006 10:36 PM

The Mineralogy Database contains 4,442 individual mineral species descriptions with links and a comprehensive image library. Recent additions to the image library include barite, zinkenite/stannite, and zanazziite/kosnerite. There's also a clickable periodic table, that lets you pick an element and see information about minerals that contain it. Learn about crystal forms with a fun little java applet. Search for minerals by cleavage, color, diaphaniety, habits, hardness, and more.
posted by owhydididoit (9 comments total)

Very, very nice, owhydididoit. I'm glad to see the database has labradorite, my favorite mineral.
posted by Iridic at 11:13 PM on September 1, 2006

Just an amazing resource. I'm so grateful to have all this.
posted by jamjam at 11:44 PM on September 1, 2006

Any way to search by location? It would be cool though I didn't see it.
posted by sourwookie at 12:04 AM on September 2, 2006

Search for minerals by cleavage

I'd like mine in a nice 36C, please.
posted by jaded at 6:44 AM on September 2, 2006

Cummingtonite is always good for a cheap laugh.
posted by thatwhichfalls at 6:48 AM on September 2, 2006 [1 favorite]

I'd just like to say that zanazziite (with two i's) is an alsome name for a mineral.

/got nothing
posted by GrammarMoses at 7:00 AM on September 2, 2006

sourwookie, you can search by location here.
posted by owhydididoit at 7:16 AM on September 2, 2006

Rock on! get it?
posted by ZenMasterThis at 8:17 AM on September 2, 2006

very nice find
posted by caddis at 9:28 AM on September 2, 2006