It’s a Mineral….or is it? Draw a (half page) T-chart in your notebook. Label it with Mineral/Non-mineral at the top (see below) For each of the 13 pictures that you see, write the item under either Mineral or Non-mineral & explain why.

1 Wood

2 Gold

3 Fossil

4 Topaz

5 Bones

6 Granite

7 Quartz

8 Pearls

9 Talc

10 Icebergs

11 Diamond

12 Coal

13 Rock Salt

So…for a something to be a mineral… what were you thinking about So…for a something to be a mineral… what were you thinking about? Below your T-Chart, add to what you already know from class and continue to construct/refine your own definition of a mineral in your NB.

So…what do you think? Let's correct Minerals Non-Minerals