[vc_row][vc_column][ultimate_heading main_heading=”A – Glossary” heading_tag=”h2″][/ultimate_heading][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text]Abrasive
Absolute Hardness
Absorption Spectra
Absorption spectrum
Accessory mineral
Accessory Plate
Acicular
Acid
Acid test
Actinide
Activator
Acute bisectrix
Acute bisectrix figure (Bxa)
Adamantine
Adularescence
Adularescent
Aggregate (of crystals)
Albite law
Alchemy
Alkali element
Alkali Feldspar
Alkaline
Alkaline earth element
Allochromatic
Alloy
Alloyed
Alloying
Alluvial
Alluvial deposit
Alluvion
Alluvium
Alpha rays
Alpine
Alpine cavity
Alter
Alteration
Altered
Amalgam
Amber
Ammonia
Ammonium hydroxide
Amorphous
Amphibole
Amphibole group
Amphibolite (facies)
Amphibolite (rock)
Amygdule[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text]Aphanitic
Aqua fortis
Aqua regia
Aqueous
Aqueous solution
Aragonite group
Arborescent
Arenite
Argentiferous
Argillacious
Arid
Arkose
Arsenates
Arsenide
Arsenides
Asbestiform
Analyzer
Anatexis
Andesite
Angle of incidence
Angle of refraction
Anhedral
Anhydrous
Anhydrous borates
Anhydrous sulfates
Anion
Anionic complex
Anisodesmic
Anisotropic
Anisotropism
Anomalous interference colors
Anticline
Antimonides
Apatite group[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text]Asbestos
Asbestos amphibole
Association (mineral)
Asterism
Asteroid
Asymmetrical
Atmophile
Atom
Atomic
Atomic absorption spectrophotometer
Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS)
Atomic mass unit (amu)
Atomic number (Z)
Atomic structure
Atomic weight
Atomical
Atomical arrangement
Atomically
Aufbau principle
Augen
Augen gneiss
Aureole
Auriferous
Authigenic
Autochthonous
Aventurescence
Aventurization
Avogadro’s number
Axes
Axial Ratio
Axis
Axis (crystallographic)
Axis (rotational)
Axis of symmetry[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
