Iron-nickel meteorite displaying an "octahedrite" structure. The minerals form a Widmanstätten pattern that is characteristic of iron-mineral formation in an asteroid. Photo by Vince Cronin.

Note: We will be working primarily with the Lab Manual as we study this topic, but please use the Tarbuck eText as a reference resource as you seek to find answers for the study questions that you can't find in the Lab Manual.

1. Read the study questions for this section, listed at https://croninprojects.org/Vince/Course/PhysGeol/Geo1405-Minerals-Q2020.html and keep them in mind as you read the following assignments. Most, if not all, of the answers will be in the reading assignments for this topic.
2. View a short video by Dave McConnell and friends — Earth's Elements and an Introduction to the Silicate Minerals.
3. Scan : Earth eText, chapter 3 — the whole tamale.
   Don't neglect to view all of the AV stuff: videos, animations, tutorials, concept checkers. Do these things in light of the study questions, so that you pick-up some information and know where to look for more information as you work to find the answers to those questions and understand the associated content.
4. Read : Earth eText, chapter 3, Sections 3.3 and 3.4, How Atoms Bond to Form Minerals and Properties of Minerals
5. Begin work on the lab assignment by working on activities 3.1 through 3.4.
6. Read : Earth eText, chapter 3, Sections 3.6 through 3.9, Mineral Groups , The Silicates , Common Silicate Minerals and Important Non-Silicate Minerals , pages 86-96.
7. Complete work on the lab assignment by reading the AGI/NAGT Lab Manual , chapter 3, Section Identifying Minerals in Hand Specimens , pages 76-77, and working on Activity 3.5.
8. Complete the assigned work in Mastering Geology
   Complete the Dyamic Study Module called Matter and Minerals and HW-ch03 by going to Mastering Geology through the Canvas Learning Management System (LMS). A reminder about how to get to the Mastering Geology assignments is provided HERE

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