2 Questions--200 words Each ( See below)

This is an Earth Science class. This is just 2 questions and all of our essay questions must be at least 200 words unless otherwise indicated. APA format must be used with in text citations and references. This is also due by tommorow Friday 03/21/14 by 11:00 P.M Eastern Time. No plagiarized work allowed for this class either. These professors are going to be checking that closely.

My book must be used for any work and it is :

Lutgen, F. K., & Tarbuck, E. J. (2011). Foundations of earth science (6th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

1. Describe the rock cycle (see Fig. 2.2 of the textbook for inspiration). (200 Words at least )

2. Imagine that you are a mineralogist and you have just received a single, small sample of a mineral with which you are not familiar. Discuss how you might go about identifying that mineral using some of the mineral identification properties discussed in Chapter 1. Which properties would you find less useful? Why? (200 Words at least ).