Transcript Minerals Study Guide - part 1

Warm-Up (Page 50) 10/25/11
 Glue (with 4 drops of glue) the BLUE, Mineral & Rock
learning goals into the top part of page 50.
 Below this WRITE Warm-up & do the following:
 Take a sample from the bowl on your table.
 Draw a picture of it & write down 5 observations about it
below the picture.
 A mineral is a naturally formed,
inorganic solid that has a definite
crystalline structure.
Examples: Diamonds, Talc, Emeralds
 Solid
 Cannot be a liquid or a gas
 Naturally Occurring
 Found in nature, not man-made
 Inorganic
 Is not alive and never was, non-living
 Fixed composition
 Has a chemical formula, most are formed from compounds of two
or more elements, some minerals consist of one element
ex. Au (Gold)
 Crystal Form
 A definite structure in which atoms are arranged
NOW…
 Use pages 66-67 in your textbook to write examples or
ways to remember SNIFC
 Ex.
 Fixed Composition: Si2O7 (silicon & oxygen)
 Inorganic: Draw a flower & cross it out (nonliving!)
Is Wood a mineral?
Color
One mineral can be many different colors
Luster
The luster of a mineral is the way its surface reflects light.
Streak
 It is the color of a mineral
when it is powdered.
 The streak and color of
some minerals are the same &
some are an entirely different color.
Hardness
 Scale goes from 1-10.
 10 = diamond
1= Talc (baby powder)
Cleavage & Fracture
 Cleavage is when
minerals break along a
smooth, flat surface.
•Fracture is when minerals
break unevenly along a
curved or irregular surface.
Special Properties
 Some minerals have unique properties: (Examples)
 React with Acid
 Magnetism
 Fluorescence
 Odor
 Conductivity
All minerals
are/have
Pre-Lab
 Finish other
 Is it non-living material?
 Is it a solid?
 Is it formed in nature?
 Does it have a crystalline structure?
Gold
Fossil
Topaz
Bones
Granite
Quartz
Pearls
Talc
Icebergs
Diamond
Coal
Rock Salt
 Minerals
 Non-Minerals
a) Gold
a) Wood - once living
b) Topaz
b) Fossils – once living
c) Quartz
c) Bone - living material
d) Talc
d) Granite - intrusive igneous rock
e) Iceberg*
e) Pearls – made by oysters
f)
Diamonds
Coal - Sedimentary rock
g) Rock Salt – Sedimentary rock
f)
According to IMA – ice is listed as a mineral