Discussion:
• Conduct the mineral lab at: https://corptrain.phoenix.edu/%5Cvirtual_lab/virtual_lab.html and use the mineral worksheet found in Appendix C to record your observations and results in identifying different minerals.
• Write a summary answering the following:
What are the four requirements for a material to be classified as a mineral? How do you differentiate between minerals? Briefly summarize the six methods to tell minerals apart.
Summarize the major difference(s) between minerals and rocks.
• Post your Mineral Identification Worksheets and summary to the Individual forum. The summary may be posted directly into the Individual forum or as a separate attachment.
• Review Appendix A and choose a region or state that you plan to research for your final project.
• Submit your chosen region or state to your instructor to the Individual forum Building Towards the Final Project: Suggested Activity
• Identify a popular geological feature of your region. Which of the three major rock types does the feature consist of? Visit the following Web sites to help you with your research:
https://www.usgs.gov/ and https://www.nationalatlas.gov/
• Add your results to the final project templat