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2.5 Minerals Lessson

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18 questions
Do Now, Agenda, Annoucements
Critical Thinking
Recap
What makes a mineral a mineral?
Identification Part 1
Identification Part 2
Identification Part 3
Identification Practice
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Question 1
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I, the student completing this lesson, have looked at my grade in RDS for this class and I notice nothing incorrect.

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Question 2
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Other announcements to add...

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Question 3
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What do you think caused this to happen?

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Question 4
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igenous
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fossils
sedimentary
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heat and pressure
metamorphic
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volcano lava
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You will need to know all of these characteristics, and what each of them individually means.
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Question 6
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Plastic is a mineral.

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Question 7
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Justify your answer using the 5 characteristics of minerals.

We often use flow charts with these qualities of known minerals to identify the mineral. Here is one that you will be using.
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Question 8
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A mineral can often leave a streak that doesn't match the outside color.

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Question 9
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A fracture is a random jagged breaking of the mineral.

What sets a cleavage apart?

There are many mineral cleavages, here are some of the more common types to be on the lookout for.
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Question 11
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Justify your answer.

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Question 12
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If the mineral did not scratch a fingernail, its hardness would be
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below 2.2
If the mineral scratched a fingernail, and penny, but not glass, its hardness would be
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between 3.2 and 5.5
If the mineral scratched the streakplate, its hardness would be
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above 7
Mineral XY scratches glass but not the streak plate, its hardness would be
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between 5.5 and 7
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Question 13
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In your own words, describe why color alone is not a good way to identify a mineral.

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Question 14
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Using the flow chart...

The mineral has a metallic luster, it's not magnetic, silver in color, harder than a fingernail, and leaves a red-brown streak.

What mineral is it?

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Question 17
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Ice is a mineral.

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Question 18
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Justify your answer.

Question 5
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Some relative dating techniques include...

Question 10
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You smash a rock with a hammer and this is one of the pieces.

Question 15
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Using the flow chart...

The mineral leaves a white streak, no cleavage when broken, a non-metallic luster, and it is softer than a steel nail.

What mineral is it?

Question 16
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Using the flow chart...

The mineral leaves a white streak, no cleavage when broken, a non-metallic luster, and it is softer than a fingernail.

What mineral is it?