Minerals+Sandbox

The Physical Properties of Minerals:
View the power point (either click on the link above or if you choose you can click on the image below to view on this page) to learn more about the physical properties geologists use to identify minerals.

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Learn more about how we use minerals at the Teachers Domain Minerals in our Environment
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=**Identifying Minerals**=
 * Below is a series of on line interactive activities in which you can use the physical properties to identify specific minerals.**

What is Hardness?

 * ==[|Exercise A]==
 * ==[|Exercise B]==
 * ==[|Exercise C]==

2. Mineral Color Activity

 * ==[|Virtual Color Lab]==

3. Mineral Streak Activity

 * ==[|Virtual Streak Lab]==

4. Mineral Density Activity

 * ==[|Virtual Density Lab]==

5. Mineral Breakage Activity

 * ==[|Virtual Breakage Lab]==

6. Mineral Crystal Activity

 * ==[|Virtual Crystal Lab]==

7. Mineral Visual Properties Activity

 * ==[| VISUAL PROPERTIES TESTING LAB]==

8. Mineral Non Visual Properties Activity

 * ==[|NON-VISUAL PROPERTIES TESTING LAB]==