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ROCKS

Explore various rocks and minerals, including gypsum, quartzite, limestone, graphite, granite, shale, basalt, gneiss, calcite, and kaolinite. Each has unique features and applications, from building materials to jewelry and industrial uses. Discover where these resources are found around the world, such as in Brazil, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Learn about their importance in our daily lives, including construction, products, and agricultural fertilizers. Gain insights into sources for more in-depth information about these essential geological materials.

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ROCKS

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  1. ROCKS Ms. McDonald’s 3rd Grade

  2. Gypsum Allison Vessell

  3. Description • White • Gray

  4. Where is it found? • Brazil • Jamaica • England • Ireland • Oklahoma

  5. Uses • Wallboard • Plaster of Paris • Casts • Fertilizer

  6. Information http://www.white-sands-new-mexico.com/about_gypsum.htm http://www.amgrow.com.au/products/si_bl_bio_compost.htm

  7. Quartzite Daniel Pelletier

  8. Description • White, gray, pink • Massive hard

  9. Where is it found? • United States • United Kingdom • Canada

  10. Uses • Instead of jade • Jewelry • Statues • Decorations

  11. Information • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quartzite • http://www.alpacasilverstoreblog.com/jewelry-information/3165-meaning-and-symbology-of-gemstones-%E2%80%93-jade-part-four/

  12. Limestone Desiree Lewis

  13. Description A light green smooth rock.

  14. Where it is found? • Near water

  15. Uses • You can use it for building things like roads, buildings. • Toothpaste • Cement

  16. Information http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limestone#Uses

  17. Graphite Evan Luke Carden

  18. Description • It is a powder • It is black and gray

  19. Where it is found • China • Brazil • india

  20. Uses • Used for roads • Used for gravel

  21. Information • I found my info on Geogle.com

  22. Granite Garrett Goodspeed

  23. Description • Dull black • Hard • Spots on it

  24. Where is it found • China • United States • Mississippi

  25. Uses • Drive way • floor tile • Counter tops

  26. Information • www.megagranite.com • www.graniteandmarblewarehouse.com • www.granitecity.com

  27. Shale Grace Mallon

  28. Description • Dull gray • Has amounts of Quartz • Can be yellow, red, green • Splits easily

  29. Where is it found? • Most places all over the world • In deltas and from rivers • Sometimes on beaches • Brazil, China, almost anywhere

  30. Uses • Filler in paint • Plastic • Roofing cements • Manufacture of bricks

  31. Where I got my info • http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_common_uses_of_shale_rock • http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&safe=strict&um=1&sa=1&q=pictures+of+places+where+only+shale+is+found&btnG=Search+images&aq=f&oq=&aqi=&start=0

  32. Basalt Hunter Duffey

  33. Description • Basalt grey and black

  34. Where is it found? It can be under ground on the surface or found in a river

  35. information • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basalt

  36. Gneiss Jasmine Stargel

  37. Description • Gneiss is grey or pink with layered streaks.

  38. Where is it found? • All parts of the earth it can be found in Texas and Georgia and Tennessee.

  39. Uses • To make building materials such as flooring ,Cabinets, counter tope also gravestones.

  40. Information . Computer and books And my mom

  41. Calcite Jonathan Vincent

  42. Description • Colorless or white • Vitreous luster • Cleavage is perfect in 3 directions

  43. Uses • Glass • Building

  44. Where is it found? • Calcite is mostly found in Sedimentary rock. • Iceland • New Mexico

  45. Information • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcite • http://library.thinkquest.org/05aug/00461/calcite.htm

  46. Kaolinite Joshua Woodard

  47. Where is it found? • Brazil • France • England • U.S. • China • India

  48. Uses • Earthy and used on face.

  49. What does it look like? • Red sometime it can be blue, or brown.

  50. Information • http://en.wikipedia.com

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