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Mineral groups
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/what-are-minerals/mineral-groups/Minerals can be classified into distinct groups based upon similar atomic structure and/or chemical composition.
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Jenolan Caves Minerals
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/shaping-earth/mineralogy-collection-jenolan-caves-minerals/The Jenolan Caves are one of the premier tourist attractions of New South Wales. Nine caves are regularly shown to visitors, but several hundred of various sizes are known from the area.
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New Information from Old Specimens
https://australian.museum/learn/collections/natural-science/mineralogy/mineralogy-collection-new-information-from-old-specimens/In many ways the future and relevance of museum collections often depend on their past. Some specimens remain in the collections for a long time, sometimes over 100 years before they prove vital for current research projects.
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Crystal shapes
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/what-are-minerals/crystal-shapes/Minerals can be identified by the shape of their crystals or crystallography.
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Man made minerals
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/what-are-minerals/man-made-minerals/Over 200 minerals are identified as either directly or indirectly made by humans.
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What are minerals?
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/what-are-minerals/Minerals are the building blocks of our planet. Discover what they reveal about the history of Earth and our solar system and what makes them so essential to our existence.
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Gemstones
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/gemstones/Gemstones are prized for their beautiful colours and patterns and are used in a range of applications including jewellery, decorative items and as important features of mineral collections.
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Where will the next volcano erupt in Australia?
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/amri-where-next-volcano-erupt-in-australia/The volcanic future of Australia is revealed.
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Water and sedimentary transport
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/shaping-earth/water-and-sedimentary-processes/Water plays a vital role in most sedimentary processes. Pure water itself has little effect on rocks. It is the dissolved gases in water, particularly carbon dioxide, that cause the chemical decay of minerals and mineral dissolution.
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Igneous rock types
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/shaping-earth/igneous-rock-types/Igneous rocks can be divided up into four groups, based on how they were formed and what they are made of.
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