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September 19, 2011 Bellringer: Answer on Bellringer sheet… write out question and answer

Objectives and Agenda Objective: Determine how to identify a mineral by using physical characteristic tests Agenda Mineral ID – ESRT Introduce Project Video: Dantes Peak

Mighty Minerals 100 point Project Rubric based on: –Completeness –Accuracy –Neatness –Visual Appeal Components –Powerpoint Must contain all information from information sheet A minimum of three references are required –Poster/Advertisement Create a character to represent your mineral

We will work in computer lab on Tuesday and have half the class on Wednesday to work on advertisement Tuesday: –Complete information sheet –Work and complete PowerPoint Wednesday: –Work on advertisement –Bring your own materials in if you would like ( neatness counts)

1. Aluminum 2. Antimony 3. Apatite 4. Augite 5. Barite 6. Barium 7. Bauxite 8. Beryllium 9. Calcite 10. Chalcopyrite (Copper ore) 11. Cobalt 12. Copper 13. Corundum 14. Diamond 15. Dolomite 16. Feldspar 17. Fluorite (Fluorspar) 18. Galena 19. Gold 20. Graphite 21. Gypsum (Selenite) 22. Halite 23. Hematite (iron ore) 24. Lead 25. Limonite (iron ore) 26. Magnetite 27. Malachite 28. Mica (Muscovite/Biotite 29. Nickel 30. Olivine 31. Pyrite (Marcasite) 32. Quartz 33. Serpentine 34. Silver 35. Sphalerite 36. Sulfur 37. Talc (Soapstone) 38. Tungsten 39. Turquoise 40. Zinc