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.
Assignment for the Minerals Lab
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Important Notes
- The reading assignments are in the required laboratory manual (textbook) listed near the bottom of this document.
- You must submit [1] the original paper lab-activity sheets on which you have recorded your answers (stapled together in order), and [2] a PDF file containing scans of the completed laboratory activities to your laboratory instructor before the end of your lab meeting. Instructions for submitting your lab work will be provided in the days to come.
- The end-of-lab quiz must be completed via the Canvas LMS within 6 hours after your laboratory meeting ends.
Lab Assignment
- View the pre-lab video Mineral Properties, Identification, and Uses at
https://goo.gl/kKBN1l
- View the pronunciation guide for geoscience terms used in the relelvant chapter of the AGI/NAGT Lab Manual at https://youtu.be/QbwO_4EaJJ8.
- Read: AGI/NAGT Lab Manual, chapter 3, Sections What Are Minerals, How Are Minerals Classified, and What Are a Mineral's Chemical and Physical Properties?, and all of their subsections, Pages 63-76.
- Do: AGI/NAGT Lab Manual, Activity 3.1 Mineral Luster, Diaphaneity, Streak, and Color, pages 89-90.
- Do: AGI/NAGT Lab Manual, Activity 3.2 Mineral Shape, page 91.
- Do: AGI/NAGT Lab Manual, Activity 3.3 Determining the Relative Hardness of a Mineral, ONLY part A, page 92.
- Do: AGI/NAGT Lab Manual, Activity 3.4 Determining Specific Gravity, all sections (A, B, C &D), page 94.
Note: The experiment video(s) you will need to complete Activity 3.4 parts C and D are as follows:
- Read: AGI/NAGT Lab Manual, chapter 3, Section Identifying Minerals in Hand Specimens, pages 76-77
- Do: AGI/NAGT Lab Manual, Activity 3.5 Mineral analysis, Identification, and Uses, pages 95-98.
Use the tables and other information in Chapter 3 of the AGI/NAGT Lab Manual to identify the set of unknown minerals provided in the lab room.
Identify these specimens, in the order given, on page 95 of the AGI/NAGT Lab Manual:
Identify these specimens, in the order given, on page 96 of the AGI/NAGT Lab Manual:
Identify these specimens, in the order given, on page 97 of the AGI/NAGT Lab Manual:
Summary of Assigned Lab Activities for This Week: Activities 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, and 3.5
Required Textbook And Online Resources
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AGI/NAGT Laboratory Manual in Physical Geology, 12th edition (paper copy)
Print Lab Manual ISBN: 9780135836972
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Contacting Your Teachers
How To Contact Professor Cronin
Professor Cronin is available to facilitate understanding of course material that you have been studying and to help you navigate around any temporary barriers to your learning.
email: Vince_Cronin@baylor.edu
mobile, for text or voice: listed on the "lecture"-course homepage on Canvas.
Only contact him on his mobile device between 8 AM and 8 PM Central Time, and only if it is an important question/issue related to this course.
How To Contact Your Graduate Teaching Assistant
- Lab Section B (Tues 2:40-4:35 PM): Sanjukta Dhar — email Sanjukta_Dhar1@baylor.edu
- Lab Section C (Tues 4:40-6:35 PM): Sanjukta Dhar — email Sanjukta_Dhar1@baylor.edu
- Lab Section D (Wed 12:20-2:15 PM): Toluwaleke Ajayi (AJ) — email toluwaleke_ajayi1@baylor.edu
- Lab Section E (Wed 2:30-4:25 PM): Toluwaleke Ajayi (AJ) — email toluwaleke_ajayi1@baylor.edu
- Lab Section J (Thurs 2:40-4:35 PM): Vinothan Sivapalan — email vinothan_sivapalan1@baylor.edu
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