EDUCATION

• Mineral Information Institute - Mineral educational resources.
  

• Women in Mining - A non-profit organization with an extensive range of mineral and mining educational materials.
  

• The National Energy Foundation - Energy and minerals educational resource materials and links are available.
  

• Illinois Department of Natural Resources - Office of Mines and Minerals - educational material
  

• Links to some more resources are available here
  
  

• Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) - 'Mining Matters' educational materials.
  

• Provincial Government of Newfoundland and Labrador - Mineral educational resource materials.

• Minerals Council of Australia - Educational resources are listed under the 'Education Program.

The following sites provide close-up photographic images of minerals and metals as found naturally.

• The Image - Extensive mineral specimen photograph galleries - The chemical composition and properties are listed alongside the image.
  

• Mineral specimen photographs classified by chemical composition
  

• Rockhound's / Bob's Rock Shop - Information and photographs of minerals.
  

• Photomicrography links are listed here.
  

• mineral specimen photography - An explanation of the technique of photographing mineral specimens.
  

• another gallery of mineral specimen photos.