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/
Shale
Austin Willis
You can find this rock in:
• New York
• Massachusetts
Its uses are:
bricks
floor
baseball courts
Description:
• Sedimentary rock
• Mudstone
• Clay squeezed
together
• Most common rock
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/1
080/gneiss.htm
http://www.google.com/
Graphite
Colby Gill
Description
• Dark gray black
or slippery
Uses
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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.imana.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
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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/kk
hp/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
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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/
Jaspar
Branden 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/caa
b33765.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
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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
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