Rocks

Mrs. Morgan’s 2007 Third Grade

Limestone

Abbey Sewell

Limestone’s description

• Limestone is a

metamorphic rock.

• Limestone has a fossil in it.

USES

• Is used for construction of buildings.

• Is also used for cement, plaster and chalk

Where it is found

It is found in ancient seas, coral reefs, and around hot springs.

I Got My Information At:

http://www.earth.ox.ac.uk/~oesis/field/medium/limestone1.jpg

http://www.google.com/

ShaleShale

Austin Willis Austin Willis

You can find this rock in:You can find this rock in:

• New York • Massachusetts

Its uses are:Its uses are:

bricks

floor

baseball courts

Description:Description:

• Sedimentary rock • Mudstone• Clay squeezed

together• Most common rock

I Found My Info Here:I Found My Info Here:

• http://library.thinkquest.org/J002289/index.html

• http://www.google.com/

• http://www.geocities.com/rainforest/canopy/1080/sedimentary.htm

• http://sln.fi.edu/fellows/payton/rocks/create/index.html

Gneiss

Bryan Malcolm

Where minerals found

•Worldwide, but also in roots of fold mountain systems.

Description

• It is a metamorphic rock• It is coarse• It can come in lots of

colors

Uses

• Construction• Ornamental

I Found My Information At:

http://www.geocities.com/rainforest/canopy/1080/gneiss.htm

http://www.google.com/

Graphite

Colby Gill

Description

• Dark gray black or slippery

Uses

• In pencils• For cell phones• Metal working • Lubricants• Brake lines

Location

• China • Brazil• India

I Found My Info At:

• http://www.google.com/• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphite

Marble

Destiny Strong

Uses

• It is widely used for buildings and statues.

• It is very strong.

Where is marble found?

• Marble is found in China, Poland, Ireland, Pakistan, Croatia, Italy, and Vermont.

Description

• When limestone ,a sedimentary rock, gets buried deep in earth for millions of years. The heat and pressure can change it into a metamorphic rock called marble.

I Got My Information At:

• http://www.google.com/

Granite

Jenna Rainwater

Where The Rocks Are Found:

• Granite is found where magma once was.

Description

• Granite is one of the most common rocks in the world.

• Granite is a igneous rock and is mostly made of, quartz, feldspar, and mica crystals.

Uses

• Granite is used for long lasting monuments, roads, and steps.

I Found My Information At:

• http://www.geocities.com/rainforest/canopy/1080/granite.htm

• http://sln.fi.edu/fellows/payton/rocks/expert/granite.htm

• http://www.google.com/

Kaitlyn Loper

• Feldspar has flat sides or facets

Found

• 60% of the earth’s crust is metamorphic and sedimentary rock.

Uses

• Ceramics • Bon Ami household

cleaner

I Found My Info At:

• http://www.ima-na.org/about_industrial_minerals/feldspar.asp

Matthew Holloway

Location

• New Mexico• Wyoming• Arizona

Description

• Calcite is very soft it can be scratched by a penny.

Uses

Calcite is used in gum, glue, soap, toothpaste and antacids.

I Found My Info At:

• http://www.emineralshow.com/calcitelist.htm• http://www.google.com/

Quartz

Megan Williamson

Description

• Quartz is hard, colorless, transparent, and has a white streak in it.

• There are many varieties of quartz that have many colors.

Where is it Found?

• Every continent on the Earth.

Uses

• Quartz is used for glass, electronics, and jewelry too.

I Found my Information Here:

• http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl

• http://www.google.com/

Gypsum

Quenton Reid

Where It’s Found

• Mexico • Sicily• Utah • Colorado

Uses

• It is used to make Plaster of Paris, casts, mold, and wallboards.

Description

• Gypsum is a Sedimentary rock.

• They are made of sulfate minerals and formed as the result evaporating sea water in massive prehistoric basins.

I Got My Information At:

• http://www.google.com/

Basalt

Robby Dobos

Description

• It is the most common type of rock that is formed from lava.

• Gray-black, fine grained

Uses

• Road stone

Found

• The mineral is found in volcano.

• It is found in most parts of the world.

• It is found under the ocean.

I Found My Information Here:

• http://www.ivyhall.district96.k12.il.us/4th/kkhp/RocksandMinerals/basalt.html

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basalt

• http://www.google.com

• Northern, Ireland

• Dolerite is used in ornamental gemstone

• Volcanic rock • Igneous rock • Intrusive

• http://www.geocities.com/rainforest/canopy/1080/dolerite.htm

• http://www.google.com/

Pumice

Tatum Washington

Uses

• Abrasive cleaning powders

Location

• You can find pumice every where in the world.

Physical

• light • igneous • crystals • floats • white or creamy • turns pale brown with

certain weather

I Found My Information Here:

• http://www.geocities.com/rainforest/canopy/1080/pumice.htm

• http://www.google.com/

JasparBranden Thrasher

Uses

• Jasper is used for gemstones and other kinds of ornamental for over thousands of years.

Where it is found

• Jasper is found in Massachusetts, Australia, Mexico, California, and Madagascar.

Description

• Jaspar is a Gem stone and is a sedimentary rock. Jasper is also red, brown, and yellow. It is also opaque and it is in the impure variety of quartz.

I Found My Information At :

• http://www.terragalleria.com/images/canada/caab33765.jpeg

• http://www.google.com/

Obsidian

Kayla Wagner

Description

• Obsidian is an igneous rock that is very different than most other types.

• It is formed by cooling lava.

• Very hard and shiny, sharp edges.

Where Is It Found?

• Western North America

• Armenia• Turkey• Italy• Mexico• Greece• Scotland

Uses

• Arrowheads• Spears• Cutting tools• Collectables• Ornamental and

useful items like this computer mouse

I Got My Information Here:

• http://www.google.com/

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• We hope you learned something about the rocks around us and enjoyed our

presentation!