1. 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.

2. 1

3. Gold 2

4. Fossil 3

5. Topaz 4

6. Bones 5

7. Granite 6

8. Quartz 7

9. Pearls 8

10. Talc 9

11. Icebergs 10

12. Diamond 11

13. Coal 12

14. Rock Salt 13

15. Minerals Non-Minerals

16. 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

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

19. 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

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

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