ROCKS
Ms. McDonald’s 3rd Grade
Gypsum
Allison Vessell
Description
• White
• Gray
Where is it found?
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Brazil
Jamaica
England
Ireland
Oklahoma
Uses
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Wallboard
Plaster of Paris
Casts
Fertilizer
Information
http://www.white-sands-newmexico.com/about_gypsum.htm
http://www.amgrow.com.au/products/si_bl_bio_compost.htm
Quartzite
Daniel Pelletier
Description
• White, gray, pink
• Massive hard
Where is it found?
• United States
• United Kingdom
• Canada
Uses
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Instead of jade
Jewelry
Statues
Decorations
Information
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quartzite
• http://www.alpacasilverstoreblog.com/jewe
lry-information/3165-meaning-andsymbology-of-gemstones-%E2%80%93jade-part-four/
Limestone
Desiree Lewis
Description
A light green smooth
rock.
Where it is found?
• Near water
Uses
• You can use it for
building things like
roads, buildings.
• Toothpaste
• Cement
Information
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limestone#Uses
Graphite
Evan Luke Carden
Description
• It is a powder
• It is black and gray
Where it is found
• China
• Brazil
• india
Uses
• Used for roads
• Used for gravel
Information
• I found my info on Geogle.com
Granite
Garrett Goodspeed
Description
• Dull black
• Hard
• Spots on it
Where is it found
• China
• United States
• Mississippi
Uses
• Drive way
• floor tile
• Counter tops
Information
• www.megagranite.com
• www.graniteandmarblewarehouse.com
• www.granitecity.com
Shale
Grace Mallon
Description
• Dull gray
• Has amounts of
Quartz
• Can be yellow, red,
green
• Splits easily
Where is it found?
• Most places all over
the world
• In deltas and from
rivers
• Sometimes on
beaches
• Brazil, China, almost
anywhere
Uses
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Filler in paint
Plastic
Roofing cements
Manufacture of bricks
Where I got my info
• http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_com
mon_uses_of_shale_rock
• http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&s
afe=strict&um=1&sa=1&q=pictures+of+pla
ces+where+only+shale+is+found&btnG=S
earch+images&aq=f&oq=&aqi=&start=0
Basalt
Hunter Duffey
Description
• Basalt grey and black
Where is it found?
It can be under ground
on the surface or
found in a river
information
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basalt
Gneiss
Jasmine Stargel
Description
• Gneiss is grey or pink
with layered streaks.
Where is it found?
• All parts of the earth it
can be found in Texas
and Georgia and
Tennessee.
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Uses
• To make building
materials such as
flooring ,Cabinets,
counter tope also
gravestones.
Information
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Computer and books
And my mom
Calcite
Jonathan Vincent
Description
• Colorless or white
• Vitreous luster
• Cleavage is perfect in
3 directions
Uses
• Glass
• Building
Where is it found?
• Calcite is mostly
found in Sedimentary
rock.
• Iceland
• New Mexico
Information
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcite
• http://library.thinkquest.org/05aug/00461/c
alcite.htm
Kaolinite
Joshua Woodard
Where is it found?
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Brazil
France
England
U.S.
China
India
Uses
• Earthy and used on
face.
What does it look like?
• Red sometime it
can be blue, or
brown.
Information
• http://en.wikipedia.com
Talc
Justice Lorie Starks
Description
• Talc is the softest
mineral in the world
• Talc is hydrated
magnesium
Where is it found?
• Talc is found in the
United States and
New York
Uses
• Talc is made into
bathrooms and
bathroom supplies.
• It is used to make
paints too.
Info
• http://www.golcha.com/uses.htm
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talc
Schist
Kendall Scoot Smith
Description
• Used on houses
Where it is found
• Old deep bed rock
• Brooklyn
uses
• Construction on
houses
information
• Nycgo.com
Grabbro
Kimberly Hatfield
Description
• It is brown
• It is hard
• It is rough
Where it is found?
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Rock creek canyon
Sierra Nevada
California
USA Mountains
Uses
• Counter Tops
• Headstones
• Pavers
Information
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabbro
http://www.granite-sandstone.com/granitecounter-tops.html
Pumice
Nakayla Daniel
Description
It has a lot of holes.
It looks like stone.
Where is it found?
• It is from near
volcanoes
• Italy
• Chile
• Greece
• Spain
• Turkey
• U.S.- Arizona, New
Mexico, California and
Oregon
Uses
• It is used for Oxi
Clean and other
cleaners.
• In polishing
• Removes hard skin
Information
• I found my info at google.com.
Sand Stone
Paige Heizer
Description
Where is it found?
Information
Sandstone is a
sedimemtary rock.
Uses
Slate
Samuel J. Moran
Description
• Slate is gray
Uses
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Slate is used in
bricks and buildings.
Where it is found ?
• It is a metamorphic rock that changes into
slate from the sedimentary rock slate.
• Slate is found in most places in the world.
Information
• http://images.google.com/imgres?imgur
• http://en.wikipedia.com
Magnetite
Shawn wiley
Description
• The rock looks likes
brown
Location
• The rock is uese
• Rocks is uese for
clips
Uses
• The rock can find in
GOLD
Shawn wiley
Where is it found?
• The rock ha
Chalk
Trey Lovitt
Description
It white and smooth and
soft and riet.
Where is it found?
• England
Uses
Chalk and chalkboard
sports,
Information
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chalk
Sulphur
Zach Brown
Description
• It is a ball
• IT has rough sides
• Has sharp points
Where it is found
• It is found in astra
• It is found in Texas
Uses
• It is used for
medicine.
• It is used to make.
• Trains.
• It is used for jewelry.
Information
• IT is a yellow ball.
• It is rough.