Mineral Image Help

This help file reviews the image file of all mineral images. All pages of this sort are set up in the same format. The pink text portrays what each particular field describes.

Specimen:	Name of mineral and short description of the specimen
Locality:	Locality where the specimen was found.
Magnification:	The difference in size between the actual specimen and the image. For example, if the magnification is +3, than the image is 3 times larger than actual size. If the magnification is -2, than the image is 2 times smaller than actual size. If the image is actual size, +1 is entered here. The actual magnification size is only correct when viewed at a resolution of 800 x 600. Micro images have this field labeled (Micro)
Specimen Grade:	An estimate of the quality of the specimen, on a grade of A to D (factors include rarity, demand, crystal forms, coloring, damage, etc.): A = Quite cheap; amateur's specimen (under $5) B = A nice, inexpensive specimen (bet. $5 and $30) C = Rather choicy specimen; some are even museum grade (bet. $30 and $500) D = Extremely valuable; museum quality (over $500) This field is blank in micro images. We can only guess the value of the specimen. We may be wrong in our guess, since such an estimation will always vary.
Collection:	The individual or organization that owns the specimen.
Photograph:	The individual or organization that photographed the specimen.

All images of this mineral are displayed above as thumbnail links to larger images. The picture at the top of the page is also displayed as a thumbnail here, but does not link to any page. If we have only one image of the mineral available, than the same image that is displayed in full size at the top of the page will also be displayed here.

If you hover your mouse cursor over the thumbnail image, a ToolTip describing the image will appear.