3.4| Reading Questions

Instructions

Answer questions about the content of the assigned reading from your lecture textbook. There is no time limit for these questions, and you have a maximum of 3 attempts.  

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Time Needed

30 minutes - 1 hour. 

Learning Objectives

• Identify specific physical properties of minerals, i.e., hardness, cleavage, streak, heft, etc.
• Understand the process of chemical bonding as it relates to the formation of minerals
• Use chemical formulas to classify minerals into appropriate mineral groups
• List some of the commercial applications of minerals