1. Rocks Mrs. Morgan’s 2007 Third Grade

2. Limestone Abbey Sewell

3. Limestone’s description • Limestone is ametamorphic 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.html • http://www.google.com/ • http://www.geocities.com/rainforest/canopy/1080/sedimentary.htm • http://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.htm • http://sln.fi.edu/fellows/payton/rocks/expert/granite.htm • http://www.google.com/

32. Feldspar Kaitlyn Loper

33. Description • 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. Calcite 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.