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Mineral Notes - posted from Durham, NC

Two tests may be affected by the samples that some customers receive.

If you received a soapstone-type talc (mineral A), in the streak test, the streak will just be slightly lighter than the other "dark streak" minerals. Your child should still mark this mineral as having a light streak.

Although quartz should not form bubbles in the acid test, some may bubble due to how the samples were processed. If your child's quartz sample (mineral B) bubbles, explain to him that it is a false result and he should assume that only mineral D (calcite) should bubble.

-Moving Beyond the Page

Minerals and Rocks posted from Kylee Washington - posted from ,

Great video to watch for lessons 1 and 2

link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8UJCZZAlgc

Periodic table with names - posted from Winchester, VA

Periodic Table of Elements with their names. We found this moree helpful than the worksheet as it has the names with their symbols.

link: http://science.widener.edu/~svanbram/ptable_6.pdf

Great Websites for the Periodic Table of Elements - posted from Swansea, MA

Three great websites for the Periodic Table:

A periodic table of videos:

http://www.periodicvideos.com/

A photographic Periodic Table of Elements:

http://periodictable.com/

A very descriptive periodic table:

http://www.webelements.com/