Web Links Described From Chapter 2

On Time With Quartzp.47
Ever wonder why your watch has "quartz" on it? Follow this link to find out why.

Snow Crystal Research p.27
Images of snow and ice obtained with a scanning electron microscope.

Snow Crystals p.27
Images of snow crystals from the world-renowned laboratories of California Technological University (Cal Tech).

Mineral Web p.30
Interact with rotating mineral structures (Note: must download Chime software to function properly).

The Asbestos Institute p.34
Discover the truth about asbestos - from people who know it best!

Magnetite on Mars p.44
Microscopic magnetite crystals within the famous Martian meteorite ALH84001.

Molecular Expressions Microscopy Primer p.44
Learn how a polarizing microscope (an essential tool for geologists) works with this interactive tutorial.

Below you will find links to a number of other interesting web sites with information about minerals. Some sites have fantastic images of mineral specimens and 3-D models of mineral structures.

Bob's Rock Shop
	Bob is an old-fashioned rock hound and computer enthusiast who developed one of the best online resources for mineral collectors and lapidary hobbyists. Spend some time browsing his site - there is a lot of really fun information here. ( http://www.rockhounds.com/ )

Rockhounding Arkansas
	Arkansas, USA is a mineral collector's dream. On this site, a geologist employed by the Arkansas Geological Commission provides a great resource of mineral collecting sites and information on minerals found in "The Natural State". ( http://rockhoundingar.com/ )

Minerals and Geology in the Ouachita National Forest
	United States Forest Service geologist, John C. Nichols, created a series of pages to help hopeful mineral prospectors locate minerals in the Ouachita National Forest, Arkansas. ( http://www.fs.fed.us/oonf/minerals/welcome.htm )

Crater of Diamonds State Park
	Official web site of the only location in the world where you are invited to dig for diamonds and keep all you find. ( http://www.yournet.com/crater.html )

Mineral Structures in 3-D
	A catalog of computer-generated 3-D mineral structures. If your browser is VRML capable, you can interact with the structures! This page contains only a sample of the 50,000 models in the data base! ( http://whisky.ill.fr/dif/3D-crystals/minerals.html )

Mineralogy Database
	This website has an extensive listing of minerals and detailed information on their chemical composition, crystal forms, and images of many minerals. Also searchable for the 4,255 minerals in the database. Very cool! ( http://webmineral.com/ )

The Mineral and Gemstone Kingdom
	The Mineral and Gemstone Kingdom is a free, interactive, educational guide to minerals and gemstones. ( http://www.minerals.net/ )

MinDat.org
	Mindat.org may be the largest mineralogical reference on the internet. It was launched for free on the web in October 2000. If you can't remember the chemical composition of skutterudite you will find it among 10,022 minerals, varieties and synonyms listed, as well as information on where to find it. ( http://www.mindat.org/index.php )

Alphabetical Mineral Reference
	A text-based listing of minerals with information on chemistry and crystallography of minerals from the Department of Geology at the University of Wisconsin, USA. ( http://www.geology.wisc.edu/~jill/glossary2.html )

MinMax Mineral Information System
	An experimental web site from Germany containing a growing data base of mineral locations from around the world. Want to know if there are any interesting minerals in your area? Enter your location in the search box and "GO"! ( http://web2.donzampano.com/index.php?&lang=en&SID=aa888aa9ae91a5f6d7cd002515ca73f5 )

The Image
	Fantastic collection of photographs of minerals and gemstones. ( http://www.theimage.com )