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 Smithsonian Gem & Mineral Collection
[Fire opal] The mineral cabinet is currently displaying 300 specimens of common minerals taken from the collection of the Department of Mineralogy/Petrography at Bremen. 
[Agate] The minerals are split up into 8 classes according to the internationally recognized STRUNZ Mineralogical Tables. The systematic classification is based on a combination of chemical and crystallographic criteria and thus provides strict and consistent classification. 
[Lasurite] The structural formula, a short description (occasionally with an alternate mineral name) and the locality are stated for every mineral. [Amazonite] Comments about the provenance of the minerals describe the circumstances at the time of the mineral discovery and hence do not in all cases reflect current political boundaries. 
Preview pictures of about 5 kB give a first impression of the various source pictures, which have a format of 640 by 480 pixels and a byte size from 40 to 70 kB.
Class 1: Elements Class 1:  Elements Class 5: Carbonates Class 5:  Carbonates Class 8: Cyclosilicates Class 8:  Cyclosilicates
Class 2: Sulphides Class 2:  Sulphides Class 6: Sulphates Class 6:  Sulphates Class 8: Inosilicates I Class 8:  Inosilicates I
Class 3: Halides Class 3:  Halides Class 7: Phosphates Class 7:  Phosphates Class 8: Inosilicates II Class 8:  Inosilicates II
Class 4: Oxides Class 4:  Oxides Class 8: Nesosilicates Class 8:  Nesosilicates Class 8: Phyllosilicates Class 8:  Phyllosilicates
Class 4: SiO2-varieties Class 4:  SiO2 varieties Class 8: Sorosilicates Class 8:  Sorosilicates Class 8: Tectosilicates Class 8:  Tectosilicates
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