<p>Name ______Section ______</p><p>Minerals: Notes Outline Holt Science & Technology Earth Science, Chapter 3, Section 1 and 2</p><p>I. The Four Questions</p><p>A. What are “The Four Questions” used for?</p><p>1. Is it a non-living material?</p><p>2. Is it a solid?</p><p>3. Does it have a crystalline structure?</p><p>4. Is it formed in nature?</p><p>II. The Structure of Minerals</p><p> An element is a material that is ______one kind of ______.</p><p> Minerals are made up ______. </p><p> Most, but NOT all, minerals are made up of ______. </p><p> A compound is created when ______.</p><p> So, minerals are made up of ______.</p><p>Minerals: Notes Outline (continued)</p><p>The Structure of Minerals (continued)</p><p>A. Crystalline Structure – summarize the information on the PowerPoint slide with this title.</p><p>III. Mineral Definition – </p><p>A. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN!?!?!?! – Use the PowerPoint slide to decode the definition in the space provided.</p><p>B. Why is it important to emphasize that minerals have a crystalline structure?</p><p>C. Describe some of the properties minerals have because of their crystalline structure.</p><p>IV. Mineral Uses</p><p>A. Gold</p><p>B. Calcite C. Copper</p><p>D. Corundum (Aluminum Oxide)</p><p>V. Groups of Minerals</p><p>A. Silicate Minerals – </p><p> o Quartz - Minerals: Notes Outline (continued)</p><p>Groups of Minerals (continued…)</p><p> o Feldspar – </p><p> o Mica - </p><p>B. Non-silicate Minerals – </p><p> o Sulfide Minerals – </p><p>EXAMPLE: </p><p> o Carbonates – </p><p>EXAMPLE: </p><p> o Oxide Minerals – </p><p>EXAMPLE: </p><p> o Sulfates – </p><p>EXAMPLE: o Halides – </p><p>EXAMPLE:</p><p>VI. Magnetite - </p><p>A. Why is magnetite of particular interest to some scientists?</p><p>Fish – </p><p>Bees and Birds – </p><p>Minerals: Notes Outline (continued)</p><p>Magnetite (continued…)</p><p>Magnetite Producing Bacteria – </p><p>Humans – </p><p>VII. Seven Ways to Determine the Identity of Minerals</p><p>A. Hardness</p><p> o Mohs Hardness Scale - </p><p>B. Color</p><p> o Why isn’t color reliable to identify minerals?</p><p>C. Luster o Metallic luster – </p><p> o Submetallic – </p><p> o Nonmetallic - </p><p>D. Streak - </p><p> o Why is streak more reliable than color?</p><p>Minerals: Notes Outline (continued)</p><p>Seven Ways to Determine the Identity of Minerals (continued…)</p><p>E. Cleavage and Fracture F. Density </p><p>G. Special Properties – </p><p> o Fluorescence – </p><p> o Reactivity – </p><p> o Optical Properties – </p><p> o Magnetism - </p>