1. Rocks Mrs. Morgan’s 2007 Third Grade

2. Limestone Abbey Sewell

3. Limestone’s description Limestone is a metamorphic rock. Limestone has a fossil in it.

4. USES Is used for construction of buildings. Is also used for cement, plaster and chalk

5. Where it is found It is found in ancient seas, coral reefs, and around hot springs.

6. I Got My Information At: http://www.earth.ox.ac.uk /~oesis/field/medium/limestone1.jpg http://www.google.com /

7. Shale Austin Willis

8. You can find this rock in: New York Massachusetts

9. Its uses are: bricks floor baseball courts

10. Description: Sedimentary rock Mudstone Clay squeezed together Most common rock

11. I Found My Info Here: http://library.thinkquest.org/J002289/index. htmlhttp://library.thinkquest.org/J002289/index. html http://www.google.com/ http://www.geocities.com/rainforest/canop y/1080/sedimentary.htmhttp://www.geocities.com/rainforest/canop y/1080/sedimentary.htm http://sln.fi.edu/fellows/payton/rocks/create /index.htmlhttp://sln.fi.edu/fellows/payton/rocks/create /index.html

12. Gneiss Bryan Malcolm

13. Where minerals found Worldwide, but also in roots of fold mountain systems.

14. Description It is a metamorphic rock It is coarse It can come in lots of colors

15. Uses Construction Ornamental

16. I Found My Information At: http://www.geocities.com/rainforest/canopy/ 1080/gneiss.htm http://www.google.com/

17. Graphite Colby Gill

18. Description Dark gray black or slippery

19. Uses In pencils For cell phones Metal working Lubricants Brake lines

20. Location China Brazil India

21. I Found My Info At: http://www.google.com/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphite

22. Marble Destiny Strong

23. Uses It is widely used for buildings and statues. It is very strong.

24. Where is marble found? Marble is found in China, Poland, Ireland, Pakistan, Croatia, Italy, and Vermont.

25. Description When limestone,a sedimentary rock, gets buried deep in earth for millions of years. The heat and pressure can change it into a metamorphic rock called marble.

26. I Got My Information At: http://www.google.com/

27. Granite Jenna Rainwater

28. Where The Rocks Are Found: Granite is found where magma once was.

29. Description Granite is one of the most common rocks in the world. Granite is a igneous rock and is mostly made of, quartz, feldspar, and mica crystals.

30. Uses Granite is used for long lasting monuments, roads, and steps.

31. I Found My Information At: http://www.geocities.com/rainforest/canopy /1080/granite.htmhttp://www.geocities.com/rainforest/canopy /1080/granite.htm http://sln.fi.edu/fellows/payton/rocks/expert/ granite.htmhttp://sln.fi.edu/fellows/payton/rocks/expert/ granite.htm http://www.google.com/

32. Kaitlyn Loper

33. Feldspar has flat sides or facets

34. Found 60% of the earth’s crust is metamorphic and sedimentary rock.

35. Uses Ceramics Bon Ami household cleaner

36. I Found My Info At: http://www.ima- na.org/about_industrial_minerals/feldspar. asp

37. Matthew Holloway

38. Location New Mexico Wyoming Arizona

39. Description Calcite is very soft it can be scratched by a penny.

40. Uses Calcite is used in gum, glue, soap, toothpaste and antacids.

41. I Found My Info At: http://www.emineralshow.com/calcitelist.htm http://www.google.com/

42. Quartz Megan Williamson

43. Description Quartz is hard, colorless, transparent, and has a white streak in it. There are many varieties of quartz that have many colors.

44. Where is it Found? Every continent on the Earth.

45. Uses Quartz is used for glass, electronics, and jewelry too.

46. I Found my Information Here: http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl http://www.google.com/

47. Gypsum Quenton Reid

48. Where It’s Found Mexico Sicily Utah Colorado

49. Uses It is used to make Plaster of Paris, casts, mold, and wallboards.

50. Description Gypsum is a Sedimentary rock. They are made of sulfate minerals and formed as the result evaporating sea water in massive prehistoric basins.

51. I Got My Information At: http://www.google.com/

52. Basalt Robby Dobos

53. Description It is the most common type of rock that is formed from lava. Gray-black, fine grained

54. Uses Road stone

55. Found The mineral is found in volcano. It is found in most parts of the world. It is found under the ocean.

56. I Found My Information Here: http://www.ivyhall.district96.k12.il.us/4th/kk hp/RocksandMinerals/basalt.htmlhttp://www.ivyhall.district96.k12.il.us/4th/kk hp/RocksandMinerals/basalt.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basalt http://www.google.com

58. Northern, Ireland

59. Dolerite is used in ornamental gemstone

60. Volcanic rock Igneous rock Intrusive

61. http://www.geocities.com/rainforest/canop y/1080/dolerite.htmhttp://www.geocities.com/rainforest/canop y/1080/dolerite.htm http://www.google.com/

62. Pumice Tatum Washington

63. Uses Abrasive cleaning powders

64. Location You can find pumice every where in the world.

65. Physical light igneous crystals floats white or creamy turns pale brown with certain weather

66. I Found My Information Here: http://www.geocities.com/rainforest/canop y/1080/pumice.htmhttp://www.geocities.com/rainforest/canop y/1080/pumice.htm http://www.google.com/

67. Jaspar Branden Thrasher

68. Uses Jasper is used for gemstones and other kinds of ornamental for over thousands of years.

69. Where it is found Jasper is found in Massachusetts, Australia, Mexico, California, and Madagascar.

70. Description Jaspar is a Gem stone and is a sedimentary rock. Jasper is also red, brown, and yellow. It is also opaque and it is in the impure variety of quartz.

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72. Obsidian Kayla Wagner

73. Description Obsidian is an igneous rock that is very different than most other types. It is formed by cooling lava. Very hard and shiny, sharp edges.

74. Where Is It Found? Western North America Armenia Turkey Italy Mexico Greece Scotland

75. Uses Arrowheads Spears Cutting tools Collectables Ornamental and useful items like this computer mouse

76. I Got My Information Here: http://www.google.com/

77. You Have Reached the End of Our Show We hope you learned something about the rocks around us and enjoyed our presentation!