Chapter 1. Minerals
Virtual Sample Collections
Contents
Minerals
Virtual Mineral Kit: Photographs of all of the minerals in the EESC 111 mineral and rock kit for online labs. Photographs are in slide decks that show the samples from different angles. Note: The slide decks may be slow to load initially, but once they do, you can go through them quickly.
Find the Cleavage: A collection of 3D models with good examples of mineral cleavage or fracture. See if you can spot the cleavage, then check your answer.
Mystery Minerals: This sample is labelled as biotite, but what’s really there?
Rocks
Use the links below to view rock collections in GIGAmacro. GIGAmacro allows you to zoom in closely to see details in the rocks. Collections created by Schafer Montgomery.
Collections will open in a new tab.
Virtual Mineral Kit