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Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Structure of Earth Materials

For Students 9th - 10th
A college course featuring mineral image galleries, labs, and instructor's notes on the topics of crystalline structure, crystal chemistry, and bonding in rock-forming minerals.
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Handout
Missouri State University

Missouri State University: Atomic Structure of Minerals

For Students 9th - 10th
This site shows the atomic structure of common minerals. It includes information on Paulings Rule and Ionic Substitution.
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Handout
Australian Museum

Australian Museum: Concretions, Thunder Eggs and Geodes

For Students 9th - 10th
Ever break open a geode and see the beauty inside? Learn how those crystals formed, as well as the mineral formations in thunder eggs and concretions.
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Website
Amethyst Galleries

Amethyst Galleries: Minerals by Name

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this resource to look up any mineral by name to see its picture along with history, class, uses, related minerals, and physical properties. Just choose from this alphabetically sorted list of minerals.