caltech tectonics observatory outreach february 9 2011

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Caltech Tectonics Observatory Outreach February 9 2011. Rocks And Minerals. Nina Lin, Graduate Student. Now, back to our topic today…. Why do we care about Rocks and Minerals ?. San Francisco. Los Angeles. Sierra Nevada. San Francisco. Mojave Desert. San Gabriel Mountain. Los Angeles. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Caltech Tectonics Observatory OutreachFebruary 9 2011

Nina Lin, Graduate Student

Now, back to our topic today…

Why do we care about Rocks and

Minerals ?

San Francisco

Los Angeles

San Francisco

Los Angeles

Where do you findIgneous Rocks ?

Sierra Nevada

Mojave Desert

San GabrielMountain

San Francisco

Los Angeles

Where do you findMetamorphic Rocks ?

CoastalRange

San Francisco

Los Angeles

Where do you findSedimentary Rocks ?

Great Basin

LA Basin

Create your own Rock

Collections!Special thanks to BLC Lincoln Tile & Stone for the donation of granite samples!

Geologist’s Name: ____________________________

IgneousRock

MetamorphicRock

SedimentaryRock

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