Using the attached websites below, provide a detailed list of steps used to identify rocks and minerals based on their physical, chemical, and morphological characteristics. When you have completed this part of the assignment, use the samples; diamond, dolomite, gneiss, and chalk and provide your analysis of composition and identification based on their identification characteristics. Compare and contrast these 4 samples in a conclusion statement.
http://www.minsocam.org/msa/collectors_corner/id/mineral_id_keyi1.htm
http://earthsci.org/mineral/rockmin/identification/Identification_Rocks.pdf
http://earthsci.org/mineral/rockmin/identification/identification.html
https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/pavement/pccp/fhwahi91205.pdf