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Abbreviations
- CS:
-
crystal system
- F&H:
-
form and habit
- TW:
-
twinning (if present)
- COL:
-
colour
- S:
-
streak (if present)
- CL:
-
cleavage (if present)
- F:
-
fracture (if present)
- L:
-
lustre
- TR:
-
transparency
- T:
-
tenacity
- HD:
-
hardness (e.g. 2.5–3.0)
- SG:
-
specific gravity (e.g. 3.55–3.72)
- DF:
-
distinguishing features (when needed)
- COL:
-
colour
- P:
-
pleochroism (if present)
- H:
-
habit
- CL:
-
cleavage
- R:
-
relief
- A:
-
alteration (if present)
- B:
-
birefringence
- IF:
-
interference figure
- E:
-
extinction angle (if present)
- TW:
-
twinning (if present)
- Z:
-
zoning (if present)
- DF:
-
distinguishing features (when needed)
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Gribble, C.D. (1988). The non-silicate minerals. In: Rutley’s Elements of Mineralogy. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-6832-8_8
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