Introduction to Mineralogy

Mineral collecting is a modern-day treasure hunt! Ruri, a high school girl who loves jewelry and accessories, ventures into the world of mineral collecting in mountains, rivers, and caves. The first volume features numerous minerals, including quartz, garnet, pyrite, gold sand, and fluorite. The collection scenes are full of fascinating scenes using specialized tools such as a panning dish, hammer, and topographical maps. This is an authentic science adventure based on the solid knowledge of the author, who is trained in mineralogy!

39 chapters

• Chapter 31 — Kept Hidden are Light and Heat
• Chapter 30 — Jurassic Street Corner
• Chapter 29 — Mountain Trail, Bound for the Ocean Floor
• Chapter 28.5 — A Guide to Mineral Filled Life
• Chapter 28 — Slow Water, Fast Stone
• Chapter 27 — Removing the Stone Bookmark
• Chapter 26 — What Makes Stones Shine
• Chapter 25 — The Extreme Inside a Beaker
• Chapter 24 — Unearthed Memories
• Chapter 23.5 — Bonus
• Chapter 23.2 — Washing stones
• Chapter 23.1 — So you really can collect stuff like this, huh
• Chapter 23 — How to Put Away the World You Picked Up
• Chapter 22 — The Convergence Point of Past and Future
• Chapter 21 — Look Up, Peer In, Search, and Onward!
• Chapter 20 — Water, Change, and Sedimentation
• Chapter 19 — A Detour? A Side Path? A New Discovery!
• Chapter 18.5 — Bonus
• Chapter 18 — The Sapphire Cradle
• Chapter 17 — Stained Glass Illuminating the Tunnel Road
• Chapter 16 — The Abandoned Track of One Sentence
• Chapter 15.5 — Extra: Nagi-san's Grand Clean-Up
• Chapter 15 — A 1.9-Million-Ton Time Capsule
• Chapter 14 — Elegy in Dusk-Hued Amber
• Chapter 13 — The Recycling Plant by the Shore
• Chapter 12.5 — Bonus
• Chapter 12 — The Blue Beckons
• Chapter 11 — Engraved on Paper
• Chapter 10 — Seen and Unseen Worlds
• Chapter 9 — Beyond the Glow
• Chapter 8 — Sifting Through the Sand
• Chapter 7 — Mountains in the Palm
• Chapter 6.5 — Bonus
• Chapter 6 — Stars Left Behind
• Chapter 5 — Nagi-San's Lab
• Chapter 4 — The Riverbed Piggy Bank
• Chapter 3 — Gold's Worth
• Chapter 2 — The Stone Hideaway
• Chapter 1 — First Mineral Collection