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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
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
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/
You Have Reached the End of Our Show
• We hope you learned something about the rocks around us and enjoyed our
presentation!