ROCKS AND MINERALS
EXPLORATION SITE #1
At this site you are to click on the following icons and and investigate information found within their web pages. The minerals icon, information icon, and fluorescent icon will assist you in your search.
1. Find two minerals that are a minor ore of copper.
2. Which mineral is the hardest? Which mineral with a picture is the hardest?
3. Find a rare mineral.
4. What's the difference between hardness and tenancity?
5. Which minerals name comes from the Greek word meaning to write?
6. Describe a few of the many uses of quartz.
7. What rock has a greenish black streak?
8. Why is streak sometimes different than color?
9. What kind of UV lights can you not buy at the store? Why not?
10. Name some of the rocks you see and their color under UV light.
EXPORATION SITE #2
Explore the jewels, gems and minerals at this site. If you could have any three which ones would you take? Bfriefly describe your choices and explain why you chose each.
EXPLORATION SITE #3
What is your birthstone?
Find your birthstone at one of these web sites, tell us about your stone, provide information regarding history, folklore, the cut, the size and the price.
Compare it with the price, size and cut of two to three other gems or minerals.
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