Draw a T-chart in your notebook. Mineral/Non-mineral For each picture that you see, write the item under either Mineral or Non-mineral.

1

Gold 2

Fossil 3

Topaz 4

Bones 5

Granite 6

Quartz 7

Pearls 8

Talc 9

Icebergs 10

Diamond 11

Coal 12

Rock Salt 13

Minerals Non-Minerals

Minerals a) Gold b) Topaz c) Quartz d) Talc e) Iceberg* f) Diamonds Non-Minerals a) Wood - once living b) Fossils – once living c) Bone - living material d) Granite - intrusive igneous rock e) Pearls – made by oysters f) Coal - Sedimentary rock g) Rock Salt – Sedimentary rock According to IMA – ice is listed as a mineralIMA

A mineral is a naturally formed, inorganic solid that has a definite crystalline structure.

S olid Cannot be a liquid or a gas N aturally Occurring Found in nature, not man-made I norganic Is not alive and never was, non-living F ixed composition Has a chemical formula, most are formed from compounds of two or more elements, some minerals consist of one element ex. Au C rystal Form A definite structure in which atoms are arranged

Is it non-living material? Is it a solid? Is it formed in nature? Does it have a crystalline structure?

Use the minerals and tools to determine a list of properties (characteristics) that you could use to separate one mineral from another