Minerals

Minerals
Assignment: Minerals

Conduct the mineral lab at: http://corptrain.phoenix.edu/%5Cvirtual_lab/virtual_lab.html
and use the mineral worksheet found in Appendix C to record your observations
and results in identifying different minerals.

Write a summary answering the
following:
What are the
four requirements for a material to be classified as a mineral?

How do you
differentiate between minerals? Briefly summarize the six methods to tell
minerals apart.

Summarize the
major difference(s) between minerals and rocks.

Review Appendix A and choose a
region or state that you plan to research for your final project.

Submit your chosen region or
state and your completed worksheet to your instructor.