1. The boiling point of water at sea level is 100 degrees Celsius
The boiling point of water at sea level is 100 degrees Celsius. What phase would you expect water to be if it were heated to 110 degrees Celsius?
solid, because the molecules are moving more slowly
liquid, because some of the molecules are still boiling at 110 degrees
gas, all the molecules have enough energy to have escaped at 110 degrees

2. 1 kg of the compound toluene melts at -95○C
1 kg of the compound toluene melts at -95○C . What will happen to 500 g of toluene?
Melt at  ○C
Melt at -95 ○C
Boil at 95 ○C
Boil at 47.5 ○C

3. As warm air rises, it cools, condenses and freezes in the upper atmosphere. What happens as it falls back to Earth?
It undergoes no chemical or physical change
It undergoes a physical change from solid to liquid
It undergoes a physical change from solid to gas
It undergoes a chemical change from solid to gas
It undergoes a chemical change from a solid to liquid

4. What is a Mineral?

5. Minerals – Can you SNIFC it?
Definition: a naturally occuring, inorganic solid, with a crystalline structure and definite chemical composition
Mineral must be:
Solid
Naturally occuring
Inorganic
Formula (or Definite chemical composition)
Crystalline structure

6. Mineral Characteristics
Solid:
Minerals are always solid.
They have a definite volume and shape.

7. Mineral Characteristics
Mineral = Natural occurring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition.

8. Mineral Characteristics
Natural Occurring:
Formed by a process in the natural world
Mineral Quartz forms naturally as molten material cools and hardens deep beneath Earth’s surface.

9. Mineral Characteristics
Inorganic:
Minerals cannot form from materials that were once part of a living thing.
For example, coal forms naturally in the crust, but it is not a mineral because it comes from the remains of plants.

10. Inorganic INORGANIC: ORGANIC: Consist of non-living material
Consist of living or once living material
Coal—made by carbon atoms from ancient trees—trees are living—not a mineral--organic
Gold—made by gold atoms—mineral--inorganic

11. Organic? OR
inorganic?
ORGANIC VEGTABLES

12. Barite Rose - A flower like growth of Barite crystals.
Organic vs Inorganic
As a result things like pearls, coral, coal and amber are not considered minerals.
Also included in the “NOT a Mineral List” are teeth, bones, sea shells and even kidney stones.
Barite Rose - A flower like growth of Barite crystals.

13. Formula or Definite chemical composition
Any given mineral always has the same chemical composition. We say it has a specific formula. Chemical formulas are a way to describe the specific types and amounts of atoms in a substance.
Example:
Mineral gold: chemical composition Au (gold)
Mineral Diamond: chemical composition C (carbon)
Mineral halite: chemical composition NaCl (sodium and chlorine)
Mineral quartz: chemical composition SiO2 (one Silicon and 2 Oxygen)

14. Mineral Characteristics
Definite Chemical Composition:
Minerals always contain certain elements in certain amounts.
Almost all minerals are compounds.
Some elements occur in nature in a pure form…like copper, silver, and gold. O O O O Si Si Si O O

15. Mineral Characteristics
Crystal Structure:
Particles of a mineral line up in a pattern that repeats over and over again.
The repeating pattern forms a solid called a CRYSTAL.
Crystals have flat sides, that meet at sharp edges and corners.

16. Crystalline structure
Unique arrangement of atoms in a crystal

17. Identifying Minerals There are about 3,800 minerals in our world!
How do geologists identify all of them???

18. Identifying Minerals
Each mineral has characteristic properties that can be used to identify it:
Color
Streak
Luster
Density
Hardness
Crystal Systems
Cleavage and Fracture
Special Properties

19. Identifying Minerals Color:
The mineral malachite is always green and the mineral azurite is always blue.
No other minerals look quite the same as these!
Their color makes them identifiable.

20. Identifying Minerals Color:
Color is easy to observe, but is not the best way to identify a mineral.
Which one is GOLD?
Gold
Chalcopyrite
Pyrite (Fool’s Gold)

21. Identifying Minerals Streak:
The streak of a mineral is the color of its powder. You can observe a streak by rubbing a mineral against a piece of unglazed porcelain tile.

22. Write the definition for a mineral in your own words

23. Identifying Minerals Luster:
Luster describes how light is reflected from a mineral’s surface.
“Shininess”
Luster of Minerals
Metallic
Glassy
Waxy, Greasy, or Pearly
Submetallic or Dull
Silky
Earthy

24. Identifying Minerals Density:
Density is how much mass is in a given space (or volume).
Sometimes you can FEEL density by measuring the difference of the two minerals in your hand.
Density = Mass/Volume
To find the volume of a mineral: Place the mineral in water to determine how much water the sample displaces. The volume of the displaced water equals the volume of the sample.

25. Identifying Minerals Hardness
HARDNESS is defined as the resistance a mineral has to being scratched - its “scratchability”. Hardness tests are done by scratching one mineral against another. The mineral that is scratched is softer than the other.
The hardness of a mineral is directly related to the type of chemical bond and it strength. Diamond, hardest of all naturally occurring minerals, is covalently bonded. Each carbon atom shares 4 electrons with neighboring carbon atoms.
Pyrite Crystals
Hardness of 6.5

26. Identifying Minerals Hardness:
Friedrich Mohs, an Austrian mineral expert, invented a test to describe the hardness of minerals.
The Mohs Hardness Scale ranks ten minerals from softest to hardest.

27. Identifying Minerals 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Mohs Hardness Scale Talc
Gypsum 3
Calcite 4
Fluorite 5
Apatite 6
Feldspar 7
Quartz 8
Topaz 9
Corundum 10
Diamond

28. Mineral Identification Basics
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES HARDNESS
In this photo, a quartz crystal was rubbed across a glass plate. The result is that the glass plate was scratched. The quartz is harder than the glass.
HINT: In doing a hardness test try to pick a smooth or flat surface on the mineral to be scratched. Try to pick a point or a sharp edge on the mineral that you think will do the scratching. Glass is usually a good place to start because it is in the middle of the hardness table, it has a flat, smooth surface and it is easily obtained.
Hardness is determined by the manner in which a mineral can scratch another mineral or substance like glass, OR be scratched by something. The illustration shows a piece of QUARTZ that has been rubbed over a glass plate and the resulting scratch.
Quartz is harder than glass.

29. Halite has a CUBIC crystal structure.
Identifying Minerals
Crystal Systems:
All minerals are crystal shaped
Minerals that have room to grow form complete, perfect crystals.
Minerals that grow in tight places form incomplete shapes.
Halite has a CUBIC crystal structure.

30. Identifying Minerals

31. Identifying Minerals Cleavage and Fracture:
A mineral that splits easily along flat surfaces has the property called cleavage.
Most minerals do not split apart evenly. Instead they have a characteristic type of fracture.
Fracture describes how a mineral looks when it breaks apart in an irregular way.

32. These are FLUORITE cleavage fragments.
Identifying Minerals
Cleavage
CLEAVAGE is the property of a mineral that allows it to break repeatedly along smooth, flat surfaces.
These are FLUORITE cleavage fragments.
Cleavage is best observed when the specimen is broken. Not all minerals have cleavage. Some minerals have cleavage and fracture. With experience in breaking minerals an appreciation for their cleavage can be obtained. Common, inexpensive minerals to test are calcite and halite. The FLUORITE cleavage fragments are indeed just that - cleavage fragments. These are, however, cleaved skillfully. Taking a large crystal of Fluorite and breaking it will most likely not produce these nice octahedral fragments. The angles will be the same, but they will not be equally displayed on the fragments. It takes a lot of practice and a lot of Fluorite to get these fragments. Note also that Diamond has this same type of cleavage.
These GALENA cleavage fragments were produced when the crystal was hit with a hammer. Note the consistency of the 90o angles along the edges.

33. Identifying Minerals Fracture
FRACTURE is defined as the way a mineral breaks other than cleavage.
Remember that minerals can have cleavage and fracture. Conchoidal (curved like a conch shell) is produced in materials that have equal bond strengths in all directions. Glass (although not a mineral) is an excellent example. When the glass is struck, shock waves pass through the glass producing the curved fractures.
This is a piece of volcanic glass called OBSIDIAN. Even though it is NOT a mineral, it is shown here because it has excellent conchoidal fracture.

34. Identifying Minerals

35. Name 5 Properties of Minerals

36. Identifying Minerals Special Properties:
Magnetism: Magnetite attracts metal like a magnet.
Fluorescence: Scheelite is a mineral that glows in ultraviolet light

37. Identifying Minerals Special Properties:
Optical Properties: Calcite bends light to produce a double image.
Reactivity with Acid: Aragonite reacts chemically to acid.

38. Mineral Identification Basics
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES HARDNESS
MOH’S SCALE OF MINERAL HARDNESS
1. TALC
2. GYPSUM
3. CALCITE
4. FLUORITE
5. APATITE (*)
6. FELDSPAR
7. QUARTZ
8. TOPAZ
9. CORUNDUM
10. DIAMOND
MOH’S SCALE OF HARDNESS represent minerals of increasing hardness that are somewhat easily obtained. As an example, talc is scratched by gypsum and gypsum is scratched by calcite and calcite is scratched by fluorite and so on. Of course nothing in nature scratches a diamond - except another diamond.
OTHER MATERIALS COMMONLY USED:
2.5 - FINGERNAIL COPPER PENNY
4 – Iron Nail GLASS
STEEL FILE – Ceramic Tile
Moh’s scale is a list of minerals with increasing hardness.(*)

39. Observing Mineral Properties
On a separate piece of paper make this table:

40. Hardness (harder or softer than a penny?)
Mineral Name
Color
Streak
(use the ceramic tile)
Luster
(use your notes!)
Hardness (harder or softer than a penny?)
Cleavage or Fracture? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
10.
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