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Instructions for the Use of the "Mineral Breakage Exercise" |
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To view an
image of a particular unknown mineral sample, click
on a Mineral Button like the one here... |
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Click
on |
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Based on the form of the broken fragments (and your previous online work) determine whether the unknown mineral would most likely have a crystalline architecture that is based on a chain-structure, a sheet-structure, or some other structure. |
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When you have concluded which structure is most likely for a particular mineral, click on the corresponding below the mineral pictures. Your answer will appear beside the corresponding mineral button. |
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Complete all 10 samples. |
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To
see how many you have correct, click on |
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If
you have one or more minerals incorrectly interpreted and would like a
hint to point you towards discovering your error, then click on |
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There is absolutely no penalty for using this help feature! When you have learned the material and thereby receive a perfect score, then we are all happy. |
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Return to the exercise if you wish to correct any of your work and improve your grade. |
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When
you are satisfied with your work and your grade, click on  . Once this is done, your
work is submitted and you cannot improve your grade on this particular
exercise. (NOTE: The SUBMIT feature is currently disabled.) |
to see the form that fragments of the unknown mineral take when
the sample is broken.
at the bottom. 