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