Limestone
Sedimentary rock made mostly of calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)
What is the chemical composition of limestone
Igneous rock made of quartz, feldspar, and mica
What are the main minerals in granite
Pottery and Brick making
What are common uses of clay
Small rock and mineral particles
What are the components of sand
This material is soft when wet, hard when fired, and often shaped into pottery or bricks
What is clay
Rock that transforms into marble under heat and pressure
What is metamorphism
Process through which granite forms
What is slow cooling of magma beneath Earth’s surface
Feldspar-rich rocks weather and breaking down over time
What is the formation process of clay
Common industrial product made mostly from silica sand
What is glass
Found in white cliffs and caves, this rock fizzes when it comes into contact with acid
Major industry that depends heavily on limestone as a raw material
What is the cement industry
Common home feature made from polished granite
What are countertops
Industrial product that uses kaolinite clay as a coating material
What is paper
Reason this resource is becoming scarce worldwide
What is over-extraction for construction
A hard, speckled igneous rock commonly polished for countertops and monuments
What is granite
Environmental issue linked to quarrying this material
What are CO2 emissions or habitat destruction
Major environmental impact from granite quarrying
What is landscape damage or dust pollution
Environmental problem caused by poor clay mining practices
What is soil erosion or water contamination
Environmental problem caused by unregulated sand mining
What is riverbank erosion
Tiny grains that form beaches and are melted to make glass
What is sand
One government policy or regulation that helps manage limestone extraction
What is mining reclamation law
Way to reuse granite waste in construction
What is recycling it into aggregate
Government policy that restores mined areas through replanting
What is land reclamation
Policy that encourages sustainable sand extraction
What are mining permit regulations
Key ingredient in cement production that forms when certain minerals are heated together in a kiln