Title: Activity: Examine Kits on Rocks and Minerals
Course: HRT 114 Introduction To Soil Science > Section: HRT 114 Introduction To Soil Science

Activity: Examine Kits on Rocks and Minerals

Known and Unknown samples of rocks and minerals.
Examine Kits on Rocks and Minerals

Look over the known and unknown samples of rocks and minerals.  Become familiar with the tools for identification of rocks and minerals, which will be discussed in class.  The dichotomous keys for identification of specimens of rocks and minerals are a precursor to the lab exercise on rocks and minerals in this lesson.