This rock is used to make countertops, gravestones and monuments.
What is Granite?
100
This nonfoliated rock can be ground into powder and added to paper, toothpaste and paint. Its parent rock is limestone.
What is marble?
100
This rough, lumpy textured rock is not very weather resistant.
What is breccia?
100
This mineral makes up about 60% of the Earths’ crust.
What is What is Feldspar?
100
Flourite, Garnet and pyrite share this crystal shape.
What is cubic?
200
This specimen, found mainly in the oceanic crust, is rich in magnesium and iron.
What is basalt?
200
This household fuel is a valuable resource.
What is antracite coal?
200
Also known as puddingstone, this rock is used in construction.
What is conglomerate?
200
This is considered a native element.
What is What is copper (or graphite)?
200
Calcite, quartz share this crystal shape.
What is trigonal?
300
A type of igneous rock that forms beneath the surface.
What is Intrusive?
300
This fine stone that breaks into sheets can be found in chalkboards, roofs and countertops. Its parent rock is Schist.
What is slate?
300
This sandpaper rough rock is used in construction, tiles, buildings and contains fossils.
What is sandstone?
300
This mineral is commonly found in aluminum rich metamorphic and/or sedimentary rock. It is used in ceramic products, including porcelain plumbing fixtures and dishware. It is also used in electronics, as insulators and abrasives.
What is Kyanite?
300
Talc is an example of this crystal shape.
What is monoclinic?
400
This aphantic rock is used in cutting tools. it mainly contains minerals.
What is obsidian?
400
This rock has properties of both igneous and metamorphic rocks. They form at the boundary between metamorphic and igneous worlds. It typically has dramatic black and white layers.
What is migmatite?
400
This fine-textured rock is used in bricks and cement.
What is shale?
400
A mineral used in paper, plastic, rubber and baby powder.
What is talc?
400
Feldspar, Koalinate and Kyanite can share this crystal shape.
What is triclinic?
500
The minerals quartz, feldspar and mica make up this rock.
What is Granite?
500
This foliated rock is formed where sedimentary rock such as shale. To become this rock, it must metamorphasize through slate, and phyllite. If it metamorphed further, it could become gneiss.
What is Schist (mica)
500
Name one example of a clastic sedimentary rock.
What is Sandstone (or Conglomerate)?
500
This mineral has mohs scale range of 6.5-7.5, it does not show cleavage, when fractured, the pieces are conchoidal.
What is garnet?
500
This mineral crystalizes into the monoclinic crystal system.