Geology                     Natural Science 1003

Primary goals

• Be acquainted with the structure of minerals
• Know the major mineral groups

Topics

3.1  Size of rocks

3.2  Rock types  

• Terms: sedimentary rocks; igneous rocks; metamorphic rocks

3.3  Minerals  

• Terms: mineral; element

3.4  Mineral groups

• Terms: silica; silicates; quartz; feldspars; clay minerals; calcite; carbonate;

3.5  Mineral resources

Links for further interest

Entire course

• Mineralogy 4 kids from the Mineralogical Society of America
• Rocks and Minerals magazine

3.2 Rock types

• Igneous video Arizona  1 min

• Sedimentary video Arizona  1 min

• Metamorphic video Arizona   1 min

3.3  Minerals

• How crystals form   1:10 to 2:25
• Geodes
• Mining  Mt. Antero     other    opal
• How do gems get their color?
  
  
• Animation of silicon-oxygen tetrahedrons

3.4  Mineral groups

• From the Amethyst Galleries:
        --Carbonates
        --Silicates