'' Hey's Mineral Index'' is a standard reference work in

mineralogy Mineralogy is a subject of geology specializing in the scientific study of the chemistry, crystal structure, and physical (including optical) properties of minerals and mineralized artifacts. Specific studies within mineralogy include the proces ...

. It is an alphabetical index of known mineral species and varieties, and includes

synonyms A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language. For example, in the English language, the words ''begin'', ''start'', ''commence'', and ''initiate'' are all ...

. For species and major varieties more detail is provided. It includes a classification of minerals based on their

chemistry Chemistry is the science, scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a natural science that covers the Chemical element, elements that make up matter to the chemical compound, compounds made of atoms, molecules and ions ...

into 32 top-level groups, and breaks these groups down further.

Editions

* First edition, ''An Index of Mineral Species & Varieties Arranged Chemically, With An Alphabetical Index of Accepted Mineral Names and Synonyms'' by Max Hutchinson Hey, published by order of the British Library, was published in 1950. * Second edition by Max Hutchinson Hey was published in 1962. * Third edition by Andrew M. Clark was published in 1993. * Fourth edition by Andrew M. Clark due for publication in 2004 but was never released.

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