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This page from the Smithsonian Education website is the introduction to a multi-page lesson plan on minerals, crystals, and gems. The site explains how minerals and crystals are formed and the role of symmetry in understanding crystal structure. Several images are also provided.
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/informal/items/detail.cfm?ID=8387">Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies. Smithsonian Education: Minerals, Crystals, and Gems. Washington: Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies, January 3, 2007.</a>
AIP Format
(Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies, Washington, 2008), WWW Document, (http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/lesson_plans/minerals/minerals_crystals.html).
AJP/PRST-PER
Smithsonian Education: Minerals, Crystals, and Gems (Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies, Washington, 2008), <http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/lesson_plans/minerals/minerals_crystals.html>.
APA Format
Smithsonian Education: Minerals, Crystals, and Gems. (2007, January 3). Retrieved August 17, 2026, from Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies: http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/lesson_plans/minerals/minerals_crystals.html
Chicago Format
Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies. Smithsonian Education: Minerals, Crystals, and Gems. Washington: Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies, January 3, 2007. http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/lesson_plans/minerals/minerals_crystals.html (accessed 17 August 2026).
MLA Format
Smithsonian Education: Minerals, Crystals, and Gems. Washington: Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies, 2008. 3 Jan. 2007. 17 Aug. 2026 <http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/lesson_plans/minerals/minerals_crystals.html>.
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@misc{
Title = {Smithsonian Education: Minerals, Crystals, and Gems},
Publisher = {Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies},
Volume = {2026},
Number = {17 August 2026},
Month = {January 3, 2007},
Year = {2008}
}
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%T Smithsonian Education: Minerals, Crystals, and Gems %D January 3, 2007 %I Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies %C Washington %U http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/lesson_plans/minerals/minerals_crystals.html %O text/html
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%0 Electronic Source %D January 3, 2007 %T Smithsonian Education: Minerals, Crystals, and Gems %I Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies %V 2026 %N 17 August 2026 %8 January 3, 2007 %9 text/html %U http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/lesson_plans/minerals/minerals_crystals.html Disclaimer: ComPADRE offers citation styles as a guide only. We cannot offer interpretations about citations as this is an automated procedure. Please refer to the style manuals in the Citation Source Information area for clarifications.
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