Mineral Property Identification

• Define what a mineral is and describe how to distinguish between a rock and a mineral.
• Determine the luster, color, streak, and relative hardness of a mineral sample and whether the sample displays any special properties, such as magnetism, reaction with acid, or greasiness to the touch.
• Distinguish between cleavage and fracture.
• Devise and apply a hierarchical classification scheme that can be used to identify common minerals based on comparing your observations to the mineral reference chart.List the conditions necessary for the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium to occur.
• Explain why natural populations are likely to deviate from these conditions.
• Discuss the effect of these deviations on the ratios of alleles in a population.

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