Assignment problem:
1. Identify the five criteria used to define a mineral.
2. Define the term rock (as it pertains to geology).
3. What is an isotope?
4. Differentiate between ionic and covalent bonds.
5. Describe two ways minerals form.
6. _______ minerals form the largest group of minerals on Earth, while _______ is the single most abundant mineral in Earth's crust.
7. What is the difference between ferromagnesian and non-ferromagnesian minerals?
8. Many non-silicate minerals are economically important. List 4 uses for non-silicate minerals.
9. Most minerals can be identified without using highly scientific chemical analyses in a lab. Explain four mineral properties that would allow geologists to identify minerals without chemically analyzing them in a lab.