Name That Rock!

Name That Rock!By Katherine Ringer

Aliens - "Lets Rock!"

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What am I going to learn?

• How can I identify common rock and mineral samples?

• How do I place a rock sample within the rock cycle?

• What are the steps to evaluate a rocks hardness?

• What minerals are in this rock sample?

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Mineral and Rock Identification

• Color • Luster • Specific Gravity • Crystal Form • Cleavage • Fracture • Tenacity • Hardness

• Transparency • Identification of Rocks a

nd Minerals

The Rock Cycle

Igneous

Sedimentary

Metamorphic

Mohl’s Testing

Hardness Substance or Mineral7 to 7.5 Garnet7 to 8 Hardened steel8 Topaz9 Corundum11 Fused zirconia12 Fused alumina13 Silicon carbide14 Boron carbide15 Diamond

Hardness Substance or Mineral1 Talc2 Gypsum2.5 to 3 Gold, Silver3 Calcite, Copper

penny4 Fluorite4 to 4.5 Platinum4 to 5 Iron5 Apatite6 Orthoclase6.5 Iron pyrite6 to 7 Glass, 7 Quartz

The Rock Challenge• Find a rock• Analyze the rock• Identify the rock• List minerals in rock• Locate position in

rock cycle• Find hardness

• Write a 6 slide Power Point incorporating identification, mineral content, analysis,

• location rock was found and rocks personality

Rock And Roll