Minerals Graphic Organizer Name ____________________________________ For a substance to be classified as a mineral, it must have all 5 of these characteristics Characteristic #1 Characteristic #2 Characteristic #3 Characteristic #4 Characteristic #5 List and describe the 3 ways minerals form? 3. 6. Physical Properties Name and describe the eight physical properties used to identify minerals 1. 1. 4. 7. 2. 2. 5. 8. 3. What is an ore? What are fossil fuels? What are the two main classes of rock-forming minerals?

Minerals Graphic Organizer Name ____________________________________ For a substance to be classified as a mineral, it must have all 5 of these characteristics Definable chemical composition Orderly arrangement of atoms Homogeneous Naturally-occurring Inorganic solid Characteristic #1 Characteristic #2 Characteristic #3 Characteristic #4 Characteristic #5 List and describe the 3 ways minerals form? 3. 6. Physical Properties Name and describe the eight physical properties used to identify minerals Crystal Form Streak 1. Cooling magma 1. 7. Luster Hardness Specific Gravity 2. Precipitation 2. 5. 8. 3. Cleavage or Fracture Special properties Color Evaporation What is an ore? What are fossil fuels? Fuels formed by the decomposition of buried dead organisms Rock containing a metal or economically useful mineral that can be mined, processed and sold for a profit What are the two main classes of rock-forming minerals? Carbonates Silicates