A list of various terms you may come across in the rock and mineral kingdom: Absorption Spectrum Acicular Acid Acid Test Activator Adamantine Adularescence Adularescent Aggregate Alkali Alkali Feldspar Alkaline Alloy Alloyed Alloying Alluvial Alluvial Deposit Alluvion Alluvium Alpha Rays Alpine Alpine Cavity Alteration Altered Amalgam Amber Ammonia Ammonium Hydroxide Amorphous Amphibole Amphibole Group Amygdule Anhydrous Anhydrous Borates Anhydrous Sulfates Anion Anisotropic Anisotropism Anticline Antimonides Apatite Group Aqua Fortis Aqua Regia Aqueous Aragonite Group Arborescent Argentiferous Argillacious Arid Arsenates Arsenide Arsenides Asbestos Asbestos Amphibole Asterism Asteroid Asymmetrical Atom Atomic Atomic Structure Atomical Atomical Arrangement Atomically Auriferous Autochthonous Aventurescence Aventurization Axis Axis Of Symmetry Banding Basal Basal Cleavage Basal Pinacoid Basalt Base Basic Batholith Bead Test Bedding Bedrock Belemnite Beta Rays Bipyramid Bipyramidal Hexagon Bipyramidal Hexagonal Prism Birefringence Birthstone Bituminous Bladed Blowpipe Test Boiling Point Effervescence Effervescent Effloresce Efflorescence Efflorescent Eightling Elastic Electric Electrical Electricity Electromagnetic Radiation Electrometallurgy Electron Element Elements Elongated Embedded Crystal Emerald Emerald Cut Empirical Formula Enaniotropic Encrust Encrustation Encrusting End Member Engrave Engraving Environment Epimorph Epitaxy Epithermal Vein Epsom Salts Equant Equidimensional Eroded Erosion Euhedral Evaporate Evaporation Evaporite Evaporite Deposit Even Even Fracture Exfoliate Extract Extraction Extraterrestrial Extrusive Face Facet Faceted Faceting Fault Feldspar Group Feldspathoid Feldspathoid Group Felsic Ferrian Ferroginous Ferromagnetic Ferromagnetism Ferrous Fiber Fibrous Filiform Fire Fishtail Twin Fissile Fissility Flaky Flame Test Flat Flaw Flawless Flexibility Flexible Flexible And Elastic Flexible But Inelastic Floater Floater Crystal Flow Banding Flowstone Fluoresce Fluorescence Fluorescent Fluorite Twin Fluvial Fluvial Deposit Flux Fold Foliated Form Fossil Fourling Fracture Framework Silicates Magmatic Magmatite Magmatite Rock Magnesia Magnet Magnetic Magnetic Field Magnetism Malleability Malleable Mammilary Mantle Marble Marquise Ma**ive Matrix Melee Melting Point Mesothermal Vein Metal Metallic Metallic Elements Metallic Luster Metallurgy Metamict Metamiction Metamorphasized Metamorphic Metamorphic Rock Metamorphism Metamorphosed Metasilicate Chains Metasilicate Rings Metasilicates Metasomatically Metasomatism Metastability Metastable Meteor Meteorite Meteoric Meteoroid Mica Mica Group Micaceous Microcrystal Microcrystalline Micromount Mine Miner Mineral Mineral Group Mineral Series Mineral Show Mineralogical Mineralogically Mineralogist Mineralogy Mineraloid Mining Mixed Crystal Mohs Hardness Scale Mohs Scale Molecular Molecular Arrangement Molecular Structure Molecule Mollusk Molten Molten Rock Molybdates Monochromatic Monoclinic Monotropic Mother Rock Mother-Of-Pearl Mottled Multiple Oxides Mylonite Nacreous Native Native Elements Natural Gla** Nepheline Syenite Nesosilicates Neutron Nitrates Nitric Acid Nodule Non-Crystalline Non-Metallic Reflective Refract Refraction Refractive Index Refractive Indices Refractometer Relative Density Reniform Repeated Twinning Repeated Twins Replace Replaced Replacement Replacing Resinlike Luster Resinous Resinous Luster Resistance Resistant Reticulated Rhomb Rhombic Rhombic Dodecahedron Rhombohedral Rhombohedral Cleavage Rhomb-Scalenohedron Rhombohedron Rhyolite Rift Ring Silicates Rock Rock Crystal Rock Shop Rock Show Rock-Forming Mineral Rosette Rough Round Rust Rusting Rutilated Rutile Twin Saccharoidal Saline Saline Deposit Saline Lake Salinity Salt Sand Salt Dome Salt Lake Sandstone Sa**uritization Scalenohedral Scalenohedron Scales Scaly Scepter Schiller Schist Sclerometer Secondary Secondary Mineral Sectile Sectility Sediment Sedimentary Sedimentary Rock Sedimentation Process Selenides Selvage Semi-Metal Semi-Metallic Semi-Metallic Elements Semi-Precious Series Setting Shaft Shale Sheaflike Sheet Silicates Shelly Fracture Shortwave Silica Gel Silica Group Silicafied Silicates Siliceous Silky Silky Luster Sill Silt Simple Oxides Simple Sulfides Sinter Sixling Skarn Skeletal Slab Slag Non-Metallic Elements Nugget Obsidian Occurrence Bond Freezing Point Ochre Slate Borate Friable Octacube Smelt Borates Fulgurite Octagon Smooth Fracture Borax Fumarole Octahedra Snakehead Botryoid Fusion Octahedral Soil Botryoidal Gabbro Octahedral Cleavage Solid Solution Boule Gamma Rays Octahedral Cube Solidify Bra** Gangue Octahedron Solubility Breccia Gangue Material Oil Of Vitriol Soluble Brecciated Garnet Group Oiling Solution Brilliant Cut Garnet Paper Oily Luster Solvent Brilliant Luster Geiger Counter Oolite Sorosilicates Brine Gem Oolitic Spar Brittle Gemminess Opalesce Specific Gravity Bronze Gemmy Opalescence Specimen Brownspar Gemological Opalescent Spectra Bullion Gemologist Opalization Spectral Cabochon Gemology Opalize Spectrograph Calcareous Gemstone Opaque Spectrometer Calcic Geode Open Pit Spectrophotometer Calcite Group Geologic Optical Spectroscope Cameo Geological Optical Properties Spectroscopy Capillary Geologist Optics Spectrum Carat Geology Ore Sphenoidal Carbonate GIA Organic Spherical Carbonates Gilson Process Orthorhombic Spherulite Carlsbad Twin Girdle Orthosilicates Spherulitic Carved Gla** Outcrop Spinel Twin Carving Gla**y Luster Oval Spinel-Law Twin Ca**iterite Twin Glauber's Salt Overtone Splendent Luster Cast Globular Oxidation Splinter Casting Gneiss Oxidation Minerals Splintery Cat's Eye Goniometer Oxidation Zone Splintery Fracture Cat's Eye Effect Gossan Oxide Square Cation Grain Oxides Stable Catseye Grainy Oxidize Stalactite Cave Gram Oxidized Stalactitic Cavern Granite Oxidized Zone Stalactitically Cavities Granitic Paleontologist Stalagmite Cavity Granular Paleontology Stalagmitic Cementation Zone Gravel Pallasite Staurolite Twin Center Of Symmetry Gravity Panning Stellate Chain Silicates Greasy Paragenesis Stock Chalk Greasy Luster Paramagnetic Stone Chatoyancy Group Paramagnetism Strahler Chatoyant Grouping Paramorph Strata Chemical Gwindel Parting
Stratification Chemical Bond Habit Patina Stratum Chemical Composition Hackly Pear Streak Chemical Formula Halides Pearl Streak Plate Chemical Structure Halogen Pearly Striated Chemist Hard Water Pearly Luster Striations Chemistry Hardness Pegmatite Structural Chondrite Hardness Testing Kit Pendant Structure Chondrules HCl Penetration Stubby Chromates Heart Penetration Twin Stud Chrysoberyl Twin Heat Treated Penetration Twinning Sub-Metallic Clast Heat Treating Pentagonal Dodecahedron Subconchoidal Clay Heat Treatment Percussion Figure Subconchoidal Fracture Cleavable Hemimorphic Peridotite Subgroup Cleavage Hemispherical Periodic Table Sublimate Cleavage Angle Hexagon Perky Box Sublimation Cleavage Face Hexagonal Petrifaction Submetallic Cleavage Fragment Hexagonal Bipyramid Petrification Sulfate Cleavage Surface Hexagonal Bipyramidal Petrified Sulfates Cleave Hexagonal Shape Petrified Wood Sulfide Cleaved Hexoctahedral Petrographer Sulfides Cleaved Surface Hexoctahedron Petrographic Microscope Sulfosalts Cleaving Hopper Petrography Sulfuric Acid Clinopinacoid Hornfels Petroleum Surrounding Rock Clinopinacoidal Host Mineral Petrologist SW Cluster Hot Spring Petrology Swallowtail Twin Coal Humite Group PH Syenite Coating Hydrate Phantom Symmetrical co*kscomb Hydrated Phantom Growth Symmetry Color Hydration Phenocryst Synthesized Columnar Hydrocarbons Phosphate Synthetic Composition Hydrochloric Acid Phosphates Synthetic Gem Compound Hydrofluoric Acid Phosphoresce Tabular Concentric Hydrometallurgy Phosphorescence Tarnish Conchoidal Hydrothermal Phosphorescent Tectosilicates Concretion Hydrothermal Method Photochromism Tellurides Concretionary Hydrothermal Vein Phyllosilicates Tenacity Conductivity Hydrous Physicist Tenebrescence Conductor Hydrous Borates Physics Tenebrescent Conglomerate Hydrous Sulfates Piezoelectric Terminated Contact Metamorphism Hydroxides Piezoelectricity Termination Contact Twinning Hydroxyl Pinacoid Tetragonal Coprolite Hygroscopic Pinacoidal Tetragonal Trisoctahedron Coral Hygroscopy Pinacoidal Cleavage Tetrahedral Core Hypothermal Vein Pipe Tetrahedron Coxcomb Icosahedra Pisolite Texture Crater Icosahedral Pisolitic Thermal Crazing Icosahedron Pit Thermoluminescence Crumbly Icosi-Tetrahedron Pitchlike Luster Thermoluminescent Crust Idiochromatic Pitchy Thumbnail Crusty Igneous Placer Tourmaline Group Cryptocrystalline Igneous Rock Placer Deposit Transformation Crystal IMA Plagioclase Twin Translucency Crystal Aggregate Impure Plane Translucent Crystal Angle Impurities Plane Of Symmetry Transparency Crystal Cla** Impurity Planetoid Transparent Crystal Face In Situ Plate Trap Rock Crystal Group Included Plate-Like Trapezohedra Crystal Habit Inclusion Plated Trapezohedral Crystal Lattice Incrust Platy Trapezohedron Crystal Structure Incrustation Playa Trapiche Crystal Symmetry Incrusting Pleochroic Traprock Crystal System Index Of Refraction Pleochroism Triboluminescence Crystalline Indiscernible Plug Triboluminescent Crystallization Infiltration Plumose Trichroic Crystallize Ingot Plutonic Trichroism Crystallized Inorganic Plutonic Rock Triclinic Crystallographer Inosilicates Pocket Trigonal Crystallographically Insoluble Point Trilling Crystallography Intaglio Polished Trillion Ct Intermediary Polishing Triplet Cube Intermediary Member Polychromatic Trisoctahedral Cubic Intrusion Polyhedron Trisoctahedron Cubic Cleavage Intrusive Polymerization True Phosphates Cubic Octahedron Intrusive Rock Polymorph Trunk Cubic System Ion Polymorphism Tube Test Cuboctahedral Iridesce Polymorphous Tuberose Culet Iridescence Polysynthetic Twinning Tufa Cut Iridescent Polysynthetic Twins Tufacious Spring Cyclosilicates Irradiate Polytype Tuff Cymophane Effect Irradiated Porcelaneous Tumbled Decomposition Irradiating Porous Tumbler Decrepitation Irradiation Porphry Tumbling Dehydration Isometric Porphyritic Tungstates Dendrite Isomorph Porphyry Tungstates And Molybdates Dendritic Isomorphism Potash Feldspar Tungstens Density Isomorphous Pota**ium Feldspar Group Twin Deposit Isotropic Potspar Twinned Detrital Isotropization Precious Gemstone Twinned Crystal Detritus Isotype Precious Metal Twinning Devitrification Isotypism Precious Stone Type Locality Devitrify Isotypous Precipitating Ultrabasic Diabase Ivory Precipitation Ultramafic Diagenesis Jagged Primary Ultraviolet Diamagnetic Japanese Law Twin Primary Mineral Ultraviolet Lamp Diamagnetism Japanese Twin Princess Ultraviolet Light Diamondlike Luster Jet Prism Uneven Diaphaneity Jewel Prismatic Uneven Fracture Diaphanous Jeweler Prismatic Cleavage Unstable Diapir Jewelry Prospect UV Dichroic K Prospecting UV Lamp Dichroism K-Spar Prospector Vanadates Diffract Karat Proton Variable Formula Diffraction Karst Pseudo Variety Diffused Kimberlite Pseudo-Octahedral Vein Diffusion Treatment Kt Pseudo-Octahedron Vent Dike Lab Pseudocube Venting Dimorph Laboratory Pseudocubic Vermeil Dimorphous Labradoresce Pseudohexagon Verneuil Process Diorite Labradorescence Pseudohexagonal Vesicle Dipyramid Labradorescent Pseudomorph Vitreous Dipyramidal Laccolith Pseudomorphed Vitreous Luster Disilicates Lamellar Pseudomorphism Vitriol Dispersing Laminated Rock Pt Volatilize Dispersion Lanthanides Pure Volcanic Dodecahedral Lapidaries Pyncnometer Volcanic Rock Dodecahedron Lapidary Pyramidal Volcanism Dollar Lattice Pyritohedral Volcano Dolomite Lava Pyritohedron Vug Dolostone Lenticular Pyroelectric Vulcanism Double Refraction Light Pyroelectricity Waterworn Doublet Light Reflection Pyrometallurgy Waxlike Luster Doubly Terminated Light Refraction Pyrosilicates Waxy Druse Limestone Pyroxene Waxy Luster Drusy Litmus Paper Pyroxene Group Weathered Druzy Locality Quarried Weathering Dry Lake Lode Quarries Wheat Sheaf Dry Lake Deposit Longwave Quarry Wheat Sheaves Ductile Loupe Quartz Group White Light Ductilibility Lubricant Quartzite Widmanstatten Lines Ductility Luminesce R.E.E. Widmanstatten Pattern Dull Luminescence Radial Wires Dull Luster Luminescent Radiating Wiry Dump Luster Radiation Wolframates Dusting Lustrous Radical X-Ray Earth Science LW Radioactive Xenolith Earthy Macle Radioactivity Zeolite Earthy Luster Macrocrystalline Rare Earth Zeolite Group Eclogite Mafic Rare Earth Elements Zoning Effervesce Magma Reflection