Using the American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database in the classroom

Journal of Geoscience Education

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 76-80

  Clark, Christine M ^a   Downs, Robert T ^b,c  

^a EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c The University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; MINERALOGY;

EID: 1842729494     PISSN: 10899995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5408/1089-9995-52.1.76     Document Type: Article

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