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The Study of Minerals Summary Questions:
After completing your identification and the data sheet tables, please answer the following questions using complete sentences and your own words
. Do not copy information straight from your lab manual or the internet. Remember to cite any information that is not your own knowledge.
1.
Describe
, in a step-by-step fashion, how to identify a mineral.
2.
Why is color not a very reliable property to use in mineral identification?
3.
Why is ice considered to be a mineral but water is not?
4.
Can coal be considered a mineral? Explain
why or why not?
5.
Describe
the chemical test that is used to identify the mineral calcite and explain
how you would perform that test safely.
6.
Why would window or plate glass not be considered a mineral? Cite your sources if necessary.
7.
The minerals augite and hornblende are both green - black in color. How can we tell which mineral is which?
