Day 120: Mineral Characteristics
By Mr. G on Feb 25, 2008 in Geology, Featured
In order to identify minerals, we need a solid understanding of the characteristics that differentiate one mineral from another. Friday we started a two-day section on mineral characteristics by defining and detailing the first four (of eight) mineral characteristics and today we finished the guided notes by detailing the remaining characteristics: Hardness, transparency, density, and other special properties.
Tomorrow we will construct a classification tool as a preview for the Wednesday mineral identification lab.
Homework: None.