Rock/Mineral Properties and Uses

Name of Rock /Mineral
Chemistry: Magnesium Silicate or type of crystal if a mineral
Type or Rock: Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic
Section / story
about how your
rock / mineral
got here.
Describe the
physical
properties of
your
rock/mineral
Where is
your rock /
mineral is
found on
Earth and
how is it
used in
products?
Other
important
information
that you
discover.
Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

• RED SLIDE: These are notes that are very
important and should be recorded in your
science journal.

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when appropriate.
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-Skip a line between topics
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• RED SLIDE: These are notes that are very
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• Write down a number from 1-500 on the
note card and write your name under it.
– Teacher to collect note cards at end.

• Rock and Mineral Auction Project

• Rock and Mineral Auction Project
“The number
you wrote
down is how
much money
you have for
the auction.”

• Auction Rules
– Do not bid higher than the monopoly money that
you have.
– Raise hand and or murmur something such as
“Yuup” or “Here” or “Yah” when you want to bid.
– Do not be vocal unless you are bidding.
– Once you’ve bid, see cashier to collect rock /
mineral and pay.
– No giving away your money. You can only bid
once.
– All rocks / minerals will be passed out at the end
to all that not win a bid.
– Your rock / mineral becomes the focus of your
research and poster.

If you win a rock / mineral you get a
prize when you hand-in your money
to the auction banker.

• Item #1 Bauxite Mineral
• This ore is the main source of aluminum which the
most abundant mineral in the earth’s crust.

• Item #2 Gypsum Mineral
• Processed and used as prefabricated wallboard
or an industrial or building plaster.

• Item #3 Quartz Mineral
• The most common mineral on the face of the
Earth. In every rock type. Primary mineral >98%.

• Item #4. Sulfur Mineral
• Used in the manufacturing of acid, fertilizers,
chemicals, explosives. Smells of rotten eggs,
biologically important.

• Item #5. Hematite Mineral
• Iron Ioxide - black colored or reddish brown
(rust-like) Named for the Greek word blood.

• Item #6. Mica / Muscovite Mineral
• Mineral made of aluminum and potassium. Has a
cleavage that can form sheets. Can be
transparent or translucent.

• Item #7. Graphite Mineral
• A high grade of coal. Made of carbon, found in
pencils, conducts electricity. Has luster / shine.
Can be a lubricant.
5

• Item #8. Fluorite Mineral
• Colorful mineral in light. Well known and prized
for its glassy luster and rich variety of colors.

• Item #9 Pyrite Mineral
• An iron sulfide often called “Fools Gold”. Used to
create a spark in ancient times. Used in paper
today and to create sulfuric acid.

• Item #10. Feldspar Mineral
• A rock-forming mineral (Aluminum and Silica)
industrially important in glass.

• Item #11. Halite Mineral
• Used in human and animal diet, food seasoning
and food preservations. Helps to melt ice.

• Item #12. Topaz Mineral
• A sought after crystal that is formed from a silicate
mineral of aluminium and fluorine. Colorless

• Item #13. Galena Mineral
• Common mineral containing lead. May form
cubes and has luster/shine.

• Item #14. Corundum Mineral
• It is an exceptionally hard aluminum oxide that
forms in igneous and metamorphic rocks. Makes
rubies and sapphires.

• Item #15. Granite – Igneous Rock
• Igneous Rock – Intrusive with large crystals.
Composed mainly of quartz and feldspar minerals.

• Item #16. Basalt – Igneous Rock
• Igneous Rock – Dark Colored. Extrusive with fine
grain crystals. Forms from cooled lava.

• Item #17. Obsidian, Igneous Rock
• Igneous Rock - Forms when molten rock material
cools so rapidly. The result is a volcanic glass

• Item #18. Pumice
• Igneous Rock – Extrusive, A light-colored rock. It
forms through very rapid cooling.

• Item #19. Gabbro –Igneous
• Igneous Rock – Intrusive, Coarse-grained, dark-
colored. It is usually black or dark green in color.
It is the most abundant rock in the deep oceanic
crust.

• Item #20. Shale - Sedimentary
• Sedimentary, A fine-grained rock that forms from
the compaction of silt and clay-size mineral particles
 “Mud”

• Item #21. Limestone - Sedimentary
• Sedimentary, A fine-grained rock that forms
from the compaction of silt and clay-size mineral
particles  “Mud”

• Item #22. Sandstone – Sedimentary
• Sedimentary, clastic rock made up mainly of sand.
Found in environments where large amounts of
sand can accumulate.

• Item #23. Marble – Metamorphic Rock
• Metamorphic, Non-foliated rock that is produced
from the metamorphism of limestone. It is
composed primarily of calcium carbonate.

• Item #24. Schist – Metamorphic
• Metamorphic – Foliated, It often contains
significant amounts of mica.

• Final Item #25. Slate – Metamorphic
• Metamorphic – Foliated, is fine-grained. Formed
from shale and used for roofing and flooring.

Rocks can be
very…
Resourceful

• Rock Auction Poster links for research
– http://geology.com/rocks/
– http://ratw.asu.edu/aboutrocks_whatarerocks
_2.html
– Igneous Rocks
http://csmres.jmu.edu/geollab/fichter/IgnRx/Ig
Alphabetical.html

• Homework bundle due shortly.

• This part of the PowerPoint roadmap is just one small
part of my Geology Topics Unit. This unit includes…
• A six part 6,000 Slide PowerPoint Presentation / unit
roadmap full of activities, review questions, games, video
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Plate Tectonics, Pangea, Energy Waves, Layers of the Earth, Heat Transfer,
Types of Crust, Plate Boundaries, Hot Spots, Volcanoes, Positives and
Negatives of Volcanoes, Types of Volcanoes, Parts of a Volcano, Magma, Types
of Lava, Viscosity, Earthquakes, Faults, Folds, Seismograph, Richter Scale,
Seismograph, Tsunami’s, Rocks, Minerals, Crystals, Uses of Minerals, Types of
Crystals, Physical Properties of Minerals, Rock Cycle, Common Igneous Rocks,
Common Sedimentary Rocks, Common Metamorphic Rocks., Age of the Earth,
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and Periodic Table Unit, The Energy and the Environment Unit, and
Science Skills Unit.
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The Life Topics Unit, The Plant Unit, The Taxonomy and Classification
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Abiotic Factors, The Evolution and Natural Selection Unit and The Human
Body Systems and Health Topics Unit

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Sincerely,
Ryan Murphy M.Ed
www.sciencepowerpoint@gmail.com

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