Slide 1Warm Up 9/27 1)The most common mineral group in Earth’s crust is the ____________. a. Carbonatesc. Oxides b. Silicatesd. Sulfides 2)What are the building blocks…

1. • A natural, usually inorganic solid that has a characteristic chemical composition, an orderly internal structure, and a characteristic set of physical properties 2.…

Slide 1 Minerals Vanderbilt Student Volunteers for Science Presentation Fall 2013 Slide 2 Safety Considerations Be sure students wear goggles for the acid test. Slide 3 Set-Up…

Slide 1 Optical Mineralogy Use of the petrographic microscope Slide 2 Slide 3 Pyroxenes Slide 4 Not only pyroxenes Slide 5 Olivine Slide 6 Slide 7 Slide 8 Clinopyroxenes…

Slide 1 Minerals EQ: How are minerals a part of rocks? Slide 2 What is a Mineral?  DEF: A naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure & a definite…

Slide 1 #36 Slide 2 To learn how to use mineral identification techniques to identify unknown minerals. To become more familiar with some common minerals. To review the parts…

Slide 1 Warm Up What is the major difference between an element and a compound? Slide 2 How can we identify unknown minerals? Mineral Identification Lab Slide 3 Is Your Sample...?…

Slide 1 Aquatic Animal Nutrition FAS 2240C Lecture 1: Introduction Aquatic Animal Nutrition FAS 2240C Lecture 1: Introduction Slide 2 Course Syllabus Study of aquatic animal…

Slide 1 Mineral Identification 8 th Grade Earth Science Dalton, Henry, O’Rourke Slide 2 Physical properties To identify unknown minerals, scientists test various physical…

Optical Properties of Minerals Optical Properties of Minerals UNIT -4 They assist in the identification of minerals – study their optical properties under the microscope.…