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List of keywords, not all are necessarily right for Wiki. Source of list is: http://www.minerals.net/glossary/allterms.htm

A

Abrasive Absolute hardness Absorption spectra Absorption spectrum Accessory mineral Acicular Acid Acid test Activator Adamantine (luster) Adularescence Adularescent Aggregate Alkaline Alloy Alloyed Alluvial Alluvial deposit Alluvion Alluvium Alpha rays Alpine cavity Alter Alteration Amalgam Amber Ammonia Ammonium hydroxide Amorphous Amphibole Amphibole group Amygdule Anhydrous Anhydrous borates Anion Anisotropic Anisotropism Anticline Antimonides (subgroup) Aqua fortis Aqua regia Aqueous Aragonite group Arborescent Argentiferous Argillacious Arid Arsenates (group) Arsenides (subgroup) Asbestos Asbestos amphibole Asterism Asteroid Asymmetrical Atom Atomic Atomic structure Atomical arrangement Atomically Auriferous Autochthonous Aventurescence Aventurization Axes Axis Axis of symmetry

B

Banded Banding Basal Basal cleavage Basal pinicoid Basalt Base Basic Batholith Bead test Bed Bedding Bedrock Beta rays Birefringence Bipyramid Bipyramidal Bipyramidal hexagonal Bipyramidal hexagon Bituminous Bladed Blowpipe test Boiling point Bond Borates (group) Borax Botryoidal Boule Brass Brilliant (cut) Brilliant (luster) Brittle Bronze Brownspar

C

Cabochon Calcareous Calcic Calcite group Cameo Capillary Carat Carbonates (group) Carlsbad twin Carved Carving Cassiterite twin Cation Cat's eye Catseye Cat's eye effect Cave Cavern Cavity Cementation zone Center of symmetry Chain silicates Chatoyancy Chatoyant Chemical Chemical bond Chemical composition Chemical formula Chemical structure Chemistry Chemist Chromates (group) Chrysoberyl twin Clast Clay Cleavable Cleavage Cleavage angle Cleavage fragment Cleave Cleaved Cleaved surface Cleaving Clinopinicoid Clinopinicoidal Cluster Coal Coating Cockscomb Color Columnar Composition Compound Concentric Conchoidal (fracture) Concretion Conductivity Conductor Contact metamorphism Contact twinning Coprolite Coral Core Coxcomb Crater Crazing Crumbly Crust Crust (earth layer) Crusty Cryptocrystalline Crystal Crystal aggregate Crystal angle Crystal class Crystal face Crystal form Crystal group Crystal habit Crystal lattice Crystal structure Crystal symmetry Crystal system Crystalline Crystallization Crystallize Crystallized Crystallographically Crystallography Crystallographer Ct. Cube Cubic (crystal system) Cubic (shape) Cubic cleavage Cubic octahedron Cut (noun) Cut (verb) Cyclosilicates (subgroup) Cymophane effect

D

Decomposition Decrepitation Dehydration Dendrite Dendritic Density Deposit Detrital Detritus Devitrification Devitrify Diagenesis Diamagnetic Diamagnetism Diamondlike (luster) Diaphaneity Diaphanous Dichroic Dichroism Diffract Diffraction Dike Dipyramid Dipyramidal Disilicate (subgroup) Dispersion Dodecahedral Dodecahedron Dollar Double refraction Doublet Doubly terminated Druse Drusy Dry lake Dry lake deposit Ductile Ductility Ductilability Dull (luster) Dump Dusting

E

Earth science Earthy (fracture) Earthy (luster) Effervesce Effervescence Effervescent Effloresce Efflorescence Efflorescent Elastic Electric Electrical Electricity Electromagnetic radiation Electrometallurgy Electron Element Elements (group) Elongated Embedded crystal Empirical formula Enaniotropic Encrust Encrustation Encrusting Engrave Engraving Environment Epitaxy Epithermal vein Epsom Salts Equant Equidimensional Eroded Erosion Evaporate Evaporation Evaporite Even (fracture) Extract Extraterrestrial

F

Face (mathematics) Facet (mathematics) Faceting Fault Feldspar Feldspar group Feldspathoid Feldspathoid group Felsic Ferromagnetic Ferromagnetism Ferrous Ferruginous Fiber Fibrous Filiform Fire Fishtail twin Fissile Fissility Flame test Flaky Flaw Flexibility Flexible Flexible and elastic Flexible but inelastic Floating crystal Flow banding Flowstone Fluoresce Fluorescence Fluorescent Fluorescent lamp Fluorite twin Fluvial Fluvial deposit Flux Fold Foliated Form Formula Fossil Fossiliferous Fossilize Fossilized Fossilization Fourling Fracture Framework silicates Freezing point Friable Fumarole Fusion

G

Gamma rays Gangue material Garnet paper Geiger counter Gem Gemology Gemologist Gemstone Geode Geologic Geology Geologist Glass Glassy (luster) Gneiss Glauber's salt Globular Goniometer Grain (aggregate) Grain (weight) Grainy Gram Granitic Granular Gravel Gravity Greasy (luster) Group Grouping Gems (subgruops)

H

Habit Hackly (fracture) Halides (group) Halogen Hardness Hardness testing kit Hard water Hydrogen chloride Heat treated Hemimorphic Hexagon Hexagonal (crystal system) Hexagonal (shape) Hexagonal bipyramid Hexagonal bipyramidal Hopper Host mineral Hydrate Hydrated Hydration Hydrocarbons Hydrochloric acid Hydrofluoric acid Hydrometallurgy Hydrothermal Hydrous Hydrous borates Hydroxides Hydroxyl Hygroscopic Hypothermal vein

I

Icosahedral Icosahedron Icosi-tetrahedron Idiochromatic Igneous Igneous rock Impure Impurity Inclusion Incrust Incrustation (pseudomorph) Incrustation (crust) Incrusting Index of refraction Indiscernible Infiltration Inosilicates (subgroup) Inorganic Insoluble Intaglio Intermediary Intrusive rock Ion Iridesce Iridescence Iridescent Irradiation Isometric (crystal system) Isomorph Isomorphous Isomorphism Isotropic Isotropization Isotype Isotypous Isotypism Ivory

J

Jagged (fracture) Japanese law twin Japanese twin Jet Jewel Jeweler Jewelry

K

K. Kt. Karat

L

Lab Laboratory Labradoresce Labradorescence Labradorescent Laccolith Lamellar Laminated rock Lanthanides Lapidary Lattice Lava Lenticular Light Light refraction Light reflection Litmus paper Locality Lode Longwave Loupe Lubricant Luminesce Luminescence Luminescent Luster LW

M

Macrocrystalline Mafic Magma Magmatic Magmatite Magmatite rock Magnesia Magnet Magnetic Magnetic field Magnetism Malleable Mammilary Mantle Massive Matrix Melting point Mesothermal vein Metal Metallic Metallic (luster) Metallic elements (subgroup) Metallurgy Metamict Metamiction Metamorphic Metamorphic rock Metamorphism Metasilicate chains Metasilicate rings Metasilicates Metasomatically Metasomatism Metastability Metastable Meteor Meteoroid Meteoric Meteorite Mica Mica group Micaceous Microcrystalline Micromount Mine (noun) Mine (verb) Miner Mineral Mineral group Mineral series Mineral show Mineraloid Mineralogy Mineralogist Mining Mixed crystal Mohs hardness scale Molecule Molecular Molecular arrangement Molecular structure Mollusk Molten Molten rock Molybdates (group) Monochromatic Monoclinic (crystal system) Monotropic Mother-of-pearl Mother-of-pearl (luster) Mother rock Mottled Multicolored Multiple oxides (subgroup) Mylonite

N

Nacre Native Native elements (group) Natural glass Nesosilicates (subgroup) Neutron Nitrates (group) Nitric acid Nodular Nodule Nonbrittle Nonmetal Non-crystalline Non-metallic elements (subgroup) Nuclei Nucleus Nugget

O

Occurrence Ochre Octacube Octahedral Octahedral cleavage Octahedral cube Octahedron Oil of vitriol Oily (luster) Oolite Oolitic Opalesce Opalescence Opalescent Opalization Opalize Opaque Optical Optical properties Optics Ore Organic Orthorhombic (crystal system) Orthosilicates Outcrop Oxidation Oxidation minerals Oxidation zone Oxides (group) Oxidize Oxidized Oxidized zone

P

Paleontology Paleontologist Paragenesis Paramagnetic Paramagnetism Paramorph Parting Pearl Pearly (luster) Pegmatite Pendant Penetration Penetration twinning Pentagonal dodecahedron Percussion figure Petrifaction Petrification Petrified Petrified wood Petrographer Petrography Petrographic microscope Petrology Petrologist pH Phantom growth Phenocryst Phosphates (group) Phosphorescence Phosphorescent Phyllosilicates (subgroup) Physicist Physics Piezoelectric Piezoelectricity Pinicoid Pinicoidal Pinicoidal cleavage Pipe Pisolite Pisolitic Pit Pitchlike (luster) Pitchy (luster) Placer deposit Plagioclase twin Plane Plane of symmetry Planetoid Plate Plate-like Platy Playa Pleochroic Pleochroism Plug Plumose Plutonic rock Pocket Point Polished Polychromatic Polyhedron Polymorph Polymorphism Polymorphous Polusynthetic twinning Polysynthetic twins Porcelaineous Porous Porphyritic Porphyry Precious Stone Precipitating Precipitation Primary Primary mineral Prism Prismatic Prismatic cleavage Prospect Prospecting Prospector Proton Pseudo- Pseudocube Pseudocubic Pseudohexagon Pseudohexagonal Pseudomorph Pseudomorphed Pseudomorphism Pt. Pure Pyncnometer Pyramidal Pyritohedral Pyritohedron Pyroelectric Pyroelectricity Pyrometallurgy Pyrosilicates Pyroxene Pyroxene group

Q

Quarry Quartz Group

R

Radial Radiating Radiation Radical Radioactive Radioactivity Rare earth Rare earth elements Reflection Reflective Refract Refraction Refractive index Refractive indices Refractometer Relative density Reniform Repeated twinning Replace Replacement Resinlike (luster) Resinous (luster) Resistance Reticulated Rhomb Rhombic dodecahedron Rhombohedral Rhombohedral cleavage Rhombohedron Rhomb-scalenohedron Rift Ring silicates Rock Rock crystal Rock shop Rock show Rosette Rough Rust Rusting Rutilated Rutile twin

S

Saccharoidal Saline Saline deposite Saline lake Salinity Salt Salt dome Sand Scalenohedral Scalenohedron Scales Scaly Scepter Sclerometer Schiller Schist Secondary Secondary mineral Sectile Selenides (subgroup) Selvage Sediment Sedimentary rock Sedimentation process Semi-metal Semi-metallic Semi-metallic elements (subgroup) Semi-precious stone Series Setting Shaft Sheaflike Sheet silicates Shelly (fracture) Shortwave Silica Silicafied Silica gel Silica group Silicates (group) Sill Silky (luster) Silt Simple oxides (subgroup) Simple sulfides (subgroup) Sinter Sixling Skeletal Slab Slag Smelt Smooth (fracture) Soil Solid solution Solidify Solubility Soluble Sorosilicates (subgroup) Spar Specific gravity Specimen Spectra Spectral Spectrograph Spectrophotometer Spectroscope Spectroscopy Spectrum Sphenoidal Spherulite Spherulitic Spinel twin Splendent (luster) Splintery (crystal habit) Splintery (fracture) Stable Stalactites Stalactitic Stalagmites Stalagmitic Staurolite twin Stellate Stock Stone Streak Streak plate Striated Striations Strata Stratification Stratum Structural Structure (minerals) Structure (rocks) Stubby Stud Subconchoidal (fracture) Subgroup Sublimate Sublimation Submetallic (luster) Sulfates (group) Sulfides (group) Sulfosalts (subgroup) Sulfuric acid Surrounding rock SW Swallowtail twin Syenite Symmetrical Symmetry Synthesized Synthetic Synthetic gem

T

Tabular Tarnish Tectosilicates (subgroup) Tellurides (subgroup) Tenacity Termination Tetragonal (crystal system) Tetrahedral Tetrahedron (shape) Tetrahedron (silicates) Tetragonal trisoctahedron Texture Thermoluminescence Thermoluminescent Transformation Transparency Transparent Translucency Translucent Trapezohedral Trapezohedron Trap rock Triboluminescence Triboluminescent Trichroic Trichroism Triclinic (crystal system) Trigonal (crystal system) Trilling Triplet Trisoctahedral Trisoctahedron Trunk Tube test Tuberose Tufa Tufacious spring Tuff Tumbled Tumbler Tungstates (group) Tungstens Twin Twinned crystal Twinning

U

Ultrabasic Ultraviolet Ultraviolet lamp Ultraviolet light Uneven (fracture) Unstable U.V. U.V. lamp

V

Vanadates (group) Variable formula Variety Vein Vent Venting Verneuil process Vitreous (luster) Vitriol Volatilize Volcanic Volcanic rock Volcanism Volcano Vug Vulcanism

W

Waxlike (luster) Waxy (luster) Weathered Weathering Wheat sheaf White light Widmanstaetten lines Wires Wiry Wolframates (group)

X

Xenolith X-ray

Z

Zeolite Zeolite group Zoning