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Glossary of geoscience terms
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/shaping-earth/glossary-geoscience-terms/Geoscience (also known as earth sciences and geology) is the study of the Earth and includes all non-living parts of our environment, and everything below the Earth's surface. Here are some common geoscience terms explained.
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Metamorphic processes
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/shaping-earth/metamorphic-processes/Most minerals are only stable at particular temperatures and pressures, so changes in these result in the formation of new minerals.
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Radioactive dating
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/shaping-earth/radioactive-dating/Radioactive dating is a method of dating rocks and minerals using radioactive isotopes. This method is useful for igneous and metamorphic rocks, which cannot be dated by the stratigraphic correlation method used for sedimentary rocks.
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Identifying gemstones
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/gemstones/identifying-gemstones/Cut gemstones possess all the physical properties of the mineral from which they are cut, although the crystal shape is no longer evident.
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Cutting gemstones
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/gemstones/cutting-gemstones/Faceted gemstones reveal the inherent qualities of a mineral, such as colour (or lack of it), clarity, fire and brilliance, which might otherwise remain hidden.
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Geological origin of gemstones
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/gemstones/geological-origin-of-gemstones/Gemstones are formed below the Earth's surface and can sometimes show traces of other minerals, called inclusions.
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Valuing gemstones
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/gemstones/valuing-gemstones/Gemstones are valuable because they are a rare and desirable commodity. They also represent time and labour spent on cutting and presentation.
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Geological ore deposits
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/geological-deposits/geological-ore-deposits/Geological ore deposits are of many different types and occur in all geological environments.
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Building Materials
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/geological-deposits/building-materials/Perhaps the most important geological deposits are those that we use for building purposes. These come from all geological environments.
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Barka: The Forgotten River
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Bilas: Body Adornment from Papua New Guinea
Opening 9 June 2023, featuring photographs by Wylda Bayrón.
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