Author(s)

Yao Xu

Corresponding Author

Yao Xu

ABSTRACT

There is a lot of knowledge about petrogenic minerals. When students study the mineral knowledge, they feel difficult to master it. I have explored for many years and found that teaching mineral knowledge in a hierarchical way is effective. First the mineral definition is taught. Second the physical properties of mineral are taught, such as mineral morphology, color, striation, luster, transparency, hardness, cleavage and so on. Finally several typical minerals are taught, such as pyrite, quartz, hematite, limonite, calcite, dolomite, gypsum and so on. This kind of propulsive teaching method is interlinked with each other, and the students have a good grasp of mineral knowledge.

KEYWORDS

Minerals, Transparency, Striation, Cleavage