Misc
Minerals
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What in the dinosaur
all things geo
100

Most new kitchens have this igneous rock in them 

granite

100

This mineral is clear or variously colored, and it is made of silicon dioxide and is one of the most abundant minerals on Earth.

Quartz

100

large rocks that appear to move across the flat desert floor, leaving trails behind them. ( In Death valley)

Sailing stones 

100

Plant or animal remains that can help tell the age of a rock 

fossils

100

how quickly per year is the San Andres fault spreading?

2 inches per year

200

What rocks are made of

 Minerals

200

This dark, mica-group mineral easily splits into thin, flexible sheets and is rich in iron and magnesium.

biotite

200

This geologic formation resembles a bull's-eye or a target viewed from space and can be the result of erosion

eye of the sahara

200

The study of fossils is also called___?

Paleontolgy

200

why doesn't the Earth have as many creators as the moon?

we do, they just erode away faster

300

A super continent that existed over million years ago

Pangea

300

This is a green, yellow, blue mineral, it forms pentagonal crystals and can include other crystals such as emeralds and aquamarine. 

Beryl

300

what is another name for the iron-rich waterfalls in antartica 

Blood Falls 

300

What is one of the most common fossils that also looks similar to a bug?

Trilobite

300

What two crystals are both from the same mineral? (hint: they're both very red 

cornumdrum

400

what is the geologic process where water seeps into the cracks and slowly pushes the rock apart

freeze-thaw

400

This yellowish-brown mineral is not a true mineral but a mixture of hydrated iron oxisides. it often forms from the weathering of other iron rich minerals.

limonite

400

what is rose quartz most commonly used for when people use it spiritually

Love

400

What is the type of fossil found in South Dakota that they call Sue?

Tyrannosaurus Rex 

400

what makes the dead sea so special

The salt concentrate can make humans float

500

The inner core is extremely hot but is made of two solid metals 

Iron and Nickle 

500

This green, glassy mineral is one of the first to crystallize from magma, according to Bowen's reaction series it's common in basalt and peridotite 

Olivine

500

NaClK2CaMg(SO4)4*2H20

what food item is this 

Himalayan salt 

500

" To the question why we do not find rich fossiliferous deposits belonging to the assumed earliest period prior to the Cambrian, I can give no satisfactory answer."

who said this?

Charles Darwin  

500

Where do diamonds form?

Deep within the mantle 

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