Study Guide Mineral & Rock Test

Things to know:

Minerals

What defines a mineral (i.e. characteristics)

How can you identify a mineral (i.e. properties)

10 tests - what are they and how to conduct them

Ways in which minerals form

Make identifications of minerals using your chart from class

Rocks

Rock types & classifications

Igneous - intrusive, extrusive

Sedimentary - clastic (most common), organic, chemical

Metamorphic - foliated, nonfoliated

Ways in which each rock type forms

Rock cycle (pg 138-139)

Make idenifications of rock based on understanding of classifications