This poster shows 162 specimens of minerals, carefully
selected to include those most likely to be encountered
by the student and collector. Over 20,000 photographs
were reviewed to select ones that would best show a
diversity of color, habit, luster and crystals. These
magnficient minerals are presented by class: native
elements, carbonate, sulfates, sulfides, halides, oxides,
phosphate, organic and silicates. The silicates are such
a large group that the bottom three rows are devoted to
them. They are grouped by sub-class, such as nesosilicates,
sorosilicates, etc. All of the popular gemstones are shown.