13. Lists of minerals 321

The comprehensive list of minerals from the Franklin-Sterling Hill Area 322

Species unique to Franklin and Sterling Hill 324

Zinc minerals found at Franklin or Sterling Hill 325

Manganese minerals found at Franklin or Sterling Hill 325

Chronological list of valid minerals first-described from Franklin or Sterling Hill 326

 

14. Descriptive mineralogy 329

Order of presentation 329

Method of description 329

The silicate minerals 330

Lists of silicates 330

Zinc silicates 331

Manganese silicates 331

Calcium silicates 332

Iron silicates 332

Magnesium silicates 333

 

15. Nesosilicates 335

The olivine group 335

The humite group 344

The manganese-humite and leucophoenicite groups 347

The garnet group 357

Other nesosilicates 363

 

16. Sorosilicates and cyclosilicates 403

The epidote group 403

Other sorosilicates 407

The tourmaline group 424

 

17. Inosilicates -- chain silicates 429

The pyroxene group 429

The pyroxenoid group 436

The amphibole group 451

Other inosilicates 460

 

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