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ROCKSMs. McDonald’s 3rd Grade
Gypsum
Allison Vessell
Description
• White• Gray
Where is it found?
• Brazil• Jamaica• England• Ireland• Oklahoma
Uses
• Wallboard• Plaster of Paris• Casts• Fertilizer
Information
http://www.white-sands-new-mexico.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
• Instead of jade • Jewelry• Statues• Decorations
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/
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
Informationhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limestone#Uses
Graphite
Evan Luke Carden
Description
• It is a powder• It is black and gray
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
• Filler in paint• Plastic• Roofing cements• Manufacture of bricks
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
Basalt
Hunter Duffey
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.
•
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
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/calcite.htm
Kaolinite
Joshua Woodard
Where is it found?• 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.
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?
• 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/granite-counter-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
Where is it found?
Information
Sandstone is a sedimemtary rock.
Slate
Samuel J. Moran
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.
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.
