Student Exploration Mineral Identification

Student Exploration: Mineral Identification Vocabulary: crystal, density, hardness, homogeneous, luster, mass, mineral, streak, volume Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) 1. Suppose you find a yellow piece of metal in a stream. How could you tell if it is real gold? The real gold would not be magnetic, while fake gold would be. 2. In the city a street peddler offers to sell you a diamond ring for thirty bucks. How could you test if the rock in the ring is a real di...