name that rock!
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Name That Rock!. By Katherine Ringer. Aliens - "Lets Rock!" http://resources.bravenet.com/audio_clips/movies_tv/aliens_-_lets_rock/listen /. 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? - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Name That Rock!By Katherine Ringer
Aliens - "Lets Rock!"
http://resources.bravenet.com/audio_clips/movies_tv/a
liens_-_lets_rock/listen/
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?
http://resources.bravenet.com/audio_clips/movies_tv/aliens_-_lets_rock/listen/
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