Learning Objectives

Each statement represents an important learning objective that relates to one or more sections of this lab. After you complete this exercise you should be able to:

• List the main characteristics that an Earth material must possess to be considered a mineral.

• Describe the physical properties commonly used to identify minerals.

• Identify minerals using a mineral identification key.

• Identify the most common rock-forming minerals and list the uses of several economic minerals.

Assignment

Read ALL sections of Lab 1  The Study of Minerals. Complete the problems below and upload your completed lab to Canvas. Please read the instructions carefully for this lab because several questions ask you to examine samples given to you by your instructor. You do NOT have to do any question that asks you to look at a sample.

Complete problems from sections:

1.1 Minerals: Building Blocks of Rock - answer all questions (1-4)

1.2 Luster- answer question 1 only (2 is Not Required)

1.5 Hardness - question 1 ONLY

1.8 Other Properties of Minerals - answer all questions (1-3)

*To scan your Lab, you can use an app like FastScanner this one for Android, FastScanner this one for Apple devices.

Index of Minerals

Videos You May Find Helpful

The videos below are not required but you may find them interesting and helpful for completing assignments related to Chapter 1 and Lab 1.