Glossary of Terms - The Mineral and Gemstone Kingdom

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Glossary of Terms

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Saccharoidal	Setting	Solution	Strahler
Saline	Shaft	Solvent	Strata
Saline deposit	Shale	Sorosilicates	Stratification
Saline lake	Sheaflike	Spar	Stratum
Salinity	Sheet silicates	Specific gravity	Streak
Salt	Shelly fracture	Specimen	Streak plate
Salt dome	Shortwave	Spectra	Striated
Salt Lake	Silica	Spectral	Striations
Sand	Silica gel	Spectrograph	Structural
Sandstone	Silica group	Spectrometer	Structure
Sassuritization	Silicafied	Spectrophotometer	Stubby
Scalenohedral	Silicate	Spectroscope	Stud
Scalenohedron	Silicates	Spectroscopy	Sub-metallic
Scales	Siliceous	Spectrum	Subconchoidal
Scaly	Silky	Sphenoidal	Subconchoidal fracture
Scepter	Silky luster	Spherical	Subgroup
Schiller	Sill	Spherulite	Sublimate
Schist	Silt	Spherulitic	Sublimation
Sclerometer	Simple oxides	Spinel twin	Submetallic
Scoria	Simple sulfides	Spinel-law twin	Sulfate
Secondary	Sinter	Splendent luster	Sulfates
Secondary mineral	Sixling	Splinter	Sulfide
Sectile	Skarn	Splintery	Sulfides
Sectility	Skeletal	Splintery fracture	Sulfosalt
Sediment	Slab	Square	Sulfosalts
Sedimentary	Slag	Stable	Sulfuric acid
Sedimentary rock	Slate	Stalactite	Surrounding rock
Sedimentation process	Smelt	Stalactitic	SW
Selenides	Smooth fracture	Stalactitically	Swallowtail twin
Selvage	Snakehead	Stalagmite	Syenite
Semi-metal	Soil	Stalagmitic	Symmetrical
Semi-metallic	Solid solution	Staurolite twin	Symmetry
Semi-metallic elements	Solidify	Stellate	Synthesized
Semi-precious	Solubility	Stock	Synthetic
Semi-precious gemstone	Soluble	Stone	Synthetic gem
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