Minerals and Rocks Test Things to know: Minerals What defines a mineral? What are their characteristics? How can you identify a mineral? What property tests help you to identify minerals? How do minerals form? Be able to make identifications of minerals using your chart from class. Rocks Can you identify the three types of rocks? Igneous, intrusive, extrusive Can you name the ways we classify each type of rock? What do those classifications mean? Igneous is extrusive or intrusive Sedimentary is clastic, chemical, organic Metamorphic is foliated, non foliated Can you describe the processes which form each type of rock? Can you identify how each process is involved in the Rock Cycle? Can you make identifications of rocks based on an understanding of their classification?