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Rocks and Minerals Unit Review
Review Minerals
Review Igneous Rocks
Review Sedimentary Rocks
Review Metamorphic Rocks
Mineral DefinitionDefinition A naturally occurring, homogeneous, crystalline, chemical element ,or compound.
Definition A naturally occurring, homogeneous, crystalline, chemical element ,or compound.
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Mineral IdentificationMinerals can be described, identified, and differentiated
using these characteristics:
Color Luster
Hardness Density
Crystal Structure Streak
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Common Colorado Minerals
Colorado State Gemstone: Aquamarine
Colorado State Gemstone: Aquamarine
Colorado State Mineral : Rhodochrosite
Other minerals common to colorado: gold, quartz, silver, feldspar, Iron pyrite, calcite, galena
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Igneous Rocks
Where do they come from?Where do they come from?
Molten rock from the earth called magma rises and cools. These are called igneous rocks
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Granite
Igneous Rocks
What are some examples?
RhyoliteRhyolite
PumiceObsidian
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Igneous Rocks
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How can I tell if it’s an igneous rock?
Is it glassy, crystalline, or not? It can be hard! Go to this website to see how you can identify igneous rocks!
Is it glassy, crystalline, or not? It can be hard! Go to this website to see how you can identify igneous rocks!
Igneous RocksWhere in Colorado can they be found?
San Juan Mountains Dotsero Maar, Colorado’s youngest volcano
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Sedimentary Rocks
Where do they come from?
Igneous or metamorphic rocks are broken down through weathering and erosion, and compacted to form Sedimentary rocks
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Sedimentary RocksWhat are some examples?
Limestone Sandstone
Coal Shale
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Sedimentary Rocks
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How can I tell if it’s a sedimentary rock?
Are there fossils? Does it burn? Can you see sediment grains? If so it’s probably a sedimentary rocks. This website can help you identify it!
Are there fossils? Does it burn? Can you see sediment grains? If so it’s probably a sedimentary rocks. This website can help you identify it!
Sedimentary RocksWhere in Colorado can they be found?
Red Rocks Park Colorado Plateau
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Metamorphic Rocks
Where do they come from?
Heat and pressure from earthquakes, moving magma, and compaction from above morph sedimentary and igneous rocks into metamorphic rocks.
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Metamorphic RocksWhat are some examples?
Quartzite Slate
Marble Gneiss
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Metamorphic Rocks
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How can I tell if it’s a metamorphic rock?
Does it have banding? Is the banding curved? Is it tightly packed (not have spaces)? Does it not have large crystals? Then it’s probably a metamorphic rock! Go to this website to surely identify a metamorphic rock.
Does it have banding? Is the banding curved? Is it tightly packed (not have spaces)? Does it not have large crystals? Then it’s probably a metamorphic rock! Go to this website to surely identify a metamorphic rock.
Metamorphic RocksWhere in Colorado can they be found?
The Yule Marble, Colorado’s State Rock, can be found near Marble, CO.
The foundation of the Rockies is a Precambrian Gneiss
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All Together Now
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Go to SUPER IMPORTANT QUIZ!!!
QuizYou MUST know these three things to pass the exam.
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What is the name of Colorado’s State Gemstone?
Aquamarine
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What is Colorado’s State Mineral?
Rhodochrosite
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What is Colorado’s State Rock?
Yule Marble
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Your Done! Good Luck!!!
QuizWho’s getting an “A” on the exam?
You are!!!!!
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