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Bob's Rock Shop: Introduction to Crystallography
http://www.rockhounds.com/rockshop/xtal/part1.html
From NASA ED Mall Collection
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This tutorial provides a basic discussion about crystallography. Text and diagrams explain how crystals are measured, classified, and described, and point out that minerals can be identified by their crystal shapes and growth habits.
Intended for grade levels:
  • High (9-12)
Type of resource:
  • Visual:
    • Illustration - scientific
    • Photograph
  • Text:
    • Ref. material
Subject:
  • Geological Sciences:
    • Mineralogy or petrology
Technical requirements:
No specific technical requirements, just a browser required
Cost / Copyright:
No cost
Copyright 1995-2004, Bob's Rock Shop. All rights reserved.
DLESE Catalog ID: NASA-Edmall-803
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Contributor: Michael Howard
Unknown institutional affiliation