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Minerals

Minerals. Question of the Day. Question: Describe 2 of the stations from your minerals lab. Answer: … … …. Turn In: Classifying Items Minerals Lab. Mineral Id LAB review. Station1- The Dark Side. Different minerals can be similar in color!. There were 6 different minerals in this set.

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Minerals

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  1. Minerals

  2. Question of the Day Question: Describe 2 of the stations from your minerals lab. Answer: … … … Turn In: Classifying Items Minerals Lab

  3. Mineral Id LAB review

  4. Station1- The Dark Side Different minerals can be similar in color! There were 6 different minerals in this set

  5. Station 2: Varieties of SiO2 A single mineral can be a variety of colors! There was only 1 mineral in this set - quartz

  6. Station 3: Mellow Yellow A few minerals have a unique color! There were 3 minerals in this set – native copper, pyrite, sulfur

  7. Station 4: Streak – Powder Power Streaking is a reliable way of identifying similar-appearing minerals!

  8. Station 5: Luster – Shine On Luster is the quality of light reflected off a mineral.

  9. Cleavage is when a mineral naturally breaks along a flat surface. Station 6: Cleavage-Them’s the Breaks

  10. Moh’s Scale is a measure of hardness. Station 7: Hardness-Let’s be Abrasive

  11. Station 8: Optical Properties- To See or Not to See

  12. Station 9: Calcite Test – The Acid Test Reactants Products 2 HCl + CaCO3 CaCl2 + 2 H2O + CO2(g) List the five elements present on the left side of the equation. H, Cl, Ca, C, O What is the formula for hydrochloric acid? HCl Calcite is one of the reactants. What is the formula for calcite? CaCO3 On the right side of the equation, what five elements are present? H, Cl, Ca, C, O On the right side of the equation, what three compounds are produced? CaCl2, H2O, CO2 One of the products is a compound called Calcium Chloride. What is its formula? CaCl2 Why does the calcite fizz in acid? CO2 gas is being released

  13. Station 10: Definitions – Play by the Rules All minerals have 5 properties: natural, same composition, solid, inorganic, and crystalline.

  14. Station 11: Density

  15. Unknown Minerals “Quiz”

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