Standards: S6E5b. Investigate the contribution of minerals to rock composition. S6E5c. Classify rocks by their process of formation. S6E5d. Describe processes that change rocks and the surface of the earth.

MINERALS Types Uses Identification

How many different substances can you find in the rock below?

Let’s examine the composition of rocks in more detail.

Rocks are made up of minerals Rocks are made up of minerals A mineral is a naturally occurring, inorganic solid with a definite chemical composition and an orderly arrangement of atoms. A mineral is a naturally occurring, inorganic solid with a definite chemical composition and an orderly arrangement of atoms.

Look at the images on the next few slides. Determine which are minerals and which are not minerals. Be able to justify your answer.

Is it non-living material? Is it non-living material? Is it a solid? Is it a solid? Is it formed in nature? Is it formed in nature? Are its atoms arranged in a pattern that is repeated over and over? Are its atoms arranged in a pattern that is repeated over and over?

Wood

Gold

Fossil

Topaz

Bones

Granite

Quartz

Pearls

Talc

Iceberg

Diamond

Coal

Rock Salt

Minerals Gold Gold Topaz Topaz Quartz Quartz Talc Talc Iceberg* Iceberg* Diamonds DiamondsNon-Minerals Wood - once living Wood - once living Fossils – once living Fossils – once living Bone - living material Bone - living material Granite - rock Granite - rock Pearls – made by oysters Pearls – made by oysters Coal - rock Coal - rock Rock Salt – rock Rock Salt – rock *According to IMA – ice is listed as a mineralIMA

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