ROCK AND MINERAL

IDENTIFICATION
Earth and Life Science
 OBJECTIVES

CONTENTS INTRODUCTION

EXPERIMENT
PROCEDURES AND
RESULTS
OBSERVATIONS/QUESTIONS
OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVES:
INTRODUCTION
 Introduction

DIFFERENCES
ROCKS

DIFFERENCES MINERALS
PERIMENT PROCEDURES AND RESUL
 Experiment Procedures

PROCEDURE 2 PROCEDURE 4

Take a powder in each rock sample using a hammer

Study the mineral composition
and add 3-4 drops of hydrochloric acid (HCl) to each of the rocks and their identified
Procedure 1 PROCEDURE 3
sample. Observe and record carefully the behavior or usefulness and chemical
properties of therock tested. (Note: Carefully handle
the acid when using).Use goggles. The result is composition. Organize your
positive if the mineral bubbles when acid is dropped data and record the table
on it. The result is negative if no bubbles occurs. provided.
Collect several (about 10)
samples of rocks from a Try to scratch the rock /mineral with
mountain or hillside, along another rock. You may also use a
streams, or streets. Lay them streak plate, coin, blade or knife,
over a newsprint paper. Mark broken glass to test the other
each rock sample you collected properties of a mineral. Record all
with a number. observations.
Experiment Result
Sample Description Color Streak Hardness Fracture or Luster Magnetism Chemical
Cleavage Properties
How does it feel? What color is What color did Was it harder than Does your rock Does your Did you feel the Does your rock
Rough or Smooth? it? it make on the any of the materials? break along a rock reflect magnet attract to react with an
Does it feel light or plate? What number did you plane? light? the rock? acid?
heavy? get on the hardness
scale?
1 Rough and Light Grey Grey Yes It Doesn't No No No

5.2
2 Rough and Heavy Emerald White No It Does Yes No No
Green
3.5
3 Smooth and Light Maroon Rose Gold Yes It Doesn't No No No

6
4 Rough and Light Brown Brown No It Does No No No

2.2
5 Rough and Heavy Yellow Beige No It Doesn't Yes No No

3.5
6 Rough and Light Dirty White White Yes It Does No No No

5.2
7 Smooth and Light Blue Green Yes It Doesn't No No No
Heavy
7.5
8 Smooth and Light Dirty White White No It Does Yes No Yes

2.2
9 Rough and Heavy Light Blue White No It Doesn't No No No

5.2
10 Smooth and Light White White No It Does Yes No No
Sample ROCK OR MINERAL ID Reasons or Evidence
1 The rock is made of crystal grains with flat shiny surfaces.
SANDSTONE (Sedimentary Rock) The rock has layers and crystal grains are not visible, that
makes the rock Sandstone.
2
GNEISS (Metamorphic Rock) The rock is made of crystal grains with flat shiny surfaces.
The rock has both layers of crystals that look like ribbons or
bands of minerals running through it and it kund of blocky,
that makes the rock Gneiss.

3 The rock has some white "snowflakes" or reddish bands in it, that makes the
OBSIDIAN (Igneous Rock)
rock Obsidian.

4
SANDSTONE (Sedimentary Rock) The rock is made of crystal grains with flat shiny surfaces.
The rock has layers and crystal grains are not visible, that
makes the rock Sandstone.
5 The rock is made of crystal grains with flat shiny surfaces. The rock has
GNEISS (Metamorphic Rock) both layers of crystals that look like ribbons or bands of minerals running
through it and it kund of blocky, that makes the rock Gneiss.

6
SCHIST (Metamorphic Rock)
7 BASALT (Igneous Rock)
The rock has crystals and layers that are thin and do not look like
ribbons of minerals. It breaks along the layers. It makes the rock
Schist.
There are no (or not many) shiny, flat, crystal grains. The rock has no layers, and crystal grains are not visible. The rock
has no gas bubbles. The rock does not look like a black glass. Sand cannot be scraped off the rock. The rock scratches

glass, but it is not made of sand. And the rock is color grey that makes the rock basalt.

8 The rock is composed of sand and pebbles or other larger pieces of rock, that
CONGLOMERATE (Sedimentary Rock)
makes the rock Conglomerate
There are no (or not many) shiny, flat, crystal grains. The rock has no layers, and crystal grains are not visible. The rock
9
BASALT (Igneous Rock) has no gas bubbles. The rock does not look like a black glass. Sand cannot be scraped off the rock. The rock scratches

glass, but it is not made of sand. And the rock is color grey that makes the rock basalt.

10 The rock does not scratch glass. It has crystals, but has no layers, that
MARBLE (Metamorphic Rock)
OBSERVATIONS/QUESTIONS
OBSERVATIONS/QUESTIONS
6. On your knowledge base on rock formation, construct a concept map to indicate the processes involved, characteristics or features on the major

rock types and how these rocks are formed and cite specific examples.
ROCKS

IGNEOUS METAMORPHIC
SEDIMENTARY

a type of rock
formed by formed from pre- which has been
solidification existing rocks or changed by
of magma. pieces of once- extreme heat and
living organisnm pressure

MARBLE

SANDSTONE BASALT