You need to Know these rocks. Click on each one. Be sure to scroll down to see the "USES"
2013 Official Science Olympiad Rock and Mineral List FOR GREAT PICTURES VISIT HERE and at the Mineral Museum here
Minerals
1. Albite [Plagioclase Group]
2. Almandine [Garnet]
3. Amazonite [Microcline]
4. Apatite
5. Aragonite
6. Augite
7. Azurite
8. Bauxite (commonly used for Aluminum, foil, airplane parts )
9. Barite
10. Beryl
11. Biotite [Mica]
12. Bornite
13. Calcite (Used for Medicine, toothpaste, building materials, hard water deposit, ancient sea beds)
14. Celestite
15. Chalcopyrite
16. Copper (used for Tubing, electrical wires, sculptures)
17. Corundum
18. Diamond* (commonly used for Cutting tools/ blades/ saws)
19. Dolomite
20. Epidote
21. Feldspar [Orthoclase Group] (commonly used for Ceramics and porcelain, colors in granites (not black)
22. Fluorite
23. Galena (commonly used as a source of lead) more pics - Extra Reference
24. Goethite/Limonite
25. Gold*
26. Graphite (commonly used in Pencils, lubricant in machinery)
27. Gypsum [Alabaster] (commonly used in Wall board, Plaster of Paris)
28. Gypsum [Satin-Spar]
29. Gypsum [Selenite]
30. Halite ( commonly used in Salt)
31. Hematite (commonly used as a Source of iron)
32. Hornblende
33. Kaolinite another pic
34. Lepidolite
35. Magnetite
36. Malachite
37. Muscovite [Mica] (commonly used in White, gray material in electrical insulator) see pic
38. Olivine
39. Opal
40. Pyrite (fool's gold)
41. Quartz [Agate/Onyx]
42. Quartz [Amethyst]
43. Quartz [Chalcedony]
44. Quartz [Citrine]
45. Quartz [Crystal] (commonly used in Glass manufacturing, radios, computers and electronic equipment) see pic
46. Quartz [Jasper]
47. Quartz [Milky]
48. Quartz [Rose]
49. Rhodonite
50. Silver* (commonly used in Jewelry, photography, electrical equipment)
51. Sodalite
52. Sphalerite
53. Staurolite
54. Sulfur/Sulphur (commonly used in Fungicides, kills bacteria, vulcanizes rubber, in coal and fuels, fertilizer) see pic
55. Talc (commonly used in Baby powder, soapstone, gymnastics to grasp bars) see pic
56. Topaz
57. Tourmaline Group
58. Tremolite
59. Ulexite
Metamorphic Rocks
60. Gneiss
61. Marble
62. Phyllite
63. Quartzite
64. Schist [Garnet]
65. Schist [Mica]
66. Slate
Igneous
67. Andesite
68. Basalt
69. Diorite
70. Gabbro
71. Granite
72. Obsidian
73. Pegmatite
74. Pumice
75. Rhyolite
76. Scoria
Sedimentary
77. Anthracite Coal
78. Arkose
79. Bituminous Coal
80. Breccia
81. Chert
82. Conglomerate
83. Coquina
84. Diatomite
85. Dolomite Rock or Dolostone
86. Lignite Coal
87. Limestone [Chalk]
88. Limestone [Crystalline]
89. Limestone [Fossiliferous]
90. Limestone [Oolitic]
91. Limestone [Travertine]
92. Sandstone
93. Shale
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Rock Specimens Matched to Numbers
2012 C-Division Rocks & Minerals Event
1. breccia
2. phyllite
3. crystalline limestone
4. dolomite rock
5. marble
6. obsidian
7. scoria
8. quartzite
9. shale
10. sandstone
11. pumice
12. bituminous coal
13. basalt
14. fossiliferous limestone
15. rhyolite
16. garnet schist
17. travertine
18. chalk
19. granite
20. gneiss
21. diorite
22. oolitic limestone
23. conglomerate
24. arkose
25. pegmatite
26. andesite
27. slate
28. gabbro
29. anthracite coal
30. mica schist
This set of rocks specimens is included in the Rocks Kit distributed by Other Worlds Educational Enterprises, LLC, as part of a much larger instructional kit. Visit http://www.otherworlds-edu for further information.
Crystal patterns to create models for “Station F” may be found at:
http://www.webmineral.com/help/Forms.shtml
http://csmres.jmu.edu/geollab/Fichter/Minerals/cleavage.PDF
Minerals
1. Albite [Plagioclase Group]
2. Almandine [Garnet]
3. Amazonite [Microcline]
4. Apatite
5. Aragonite
6. Augite
7. Azurite
8. Bauxite (commonly used for Aluminum, foil, airplane parts )
9. Barite
10. Beryl
11. Biotite [Mica]
12. Bornite
13. Calcite (Used for Medicine, toothpaste, building materials, hard water deposit, ancient sea beds)
14. Celestite
15. Chalcopyrite
16. Copper (used for Tubing, electrical wires, sculptures)
17. Corundum
18. Diamond* (commonly used for Cutting tools/ blades/ saws)
19. Dolomite
20. Epidote
21. Feldspar [Orthoclase Group] (commonly used for Ceramics and porcelain, colors in granites (not black)
22. Fluorite
23. Galena (commonly used as a source of lead) more pics - Extra Reference
24. Goethite/Limonite
25. Gold*
26. Graphite (commonly used in Pencils, lubricant in machinery)
27. Gypsum [Alabaster] (commonly used in Wall board, Plaster of Paris)
28. Gypsum [Satin-Spar]
29. Gypsum [Selenite]
30. Halite ( commonly used in Salt)
31. Hematite (commonly used as a Source of iron)
32. Hornblende
33. Kaolinite another pic
34. Lepidolite
35. Magnetite
36. Malachite
37. Muscovite [Mica] (commonly used in White, gray material in electrical insulator) see pic
38. Olivine
39. Opal
40. Pyrite (fool's gold)
41. Quartz [Agate/Onyx]
42. Quartz [Amethyst]
43. Quartz [Chalcedony]
44. Quartz [Citrine]
45. Quartz [Crystal] (commonly used in Glass manufacturing, radios, computers and electronic equipment) see pic
46. Quartz [Jasper]
47. Quartz [Milky]
48. Quartz [Rose]
49. Rhodonite
50. Silver* (commonly used in Jewelry, photography, electrical equipment)
51. Sodalite
52. Sphalerite
53. Staurolite
54. Sulfur/Sulphur (commonly used in Fungicides, kills bacteria, vulcanizes rubber, in coal and fuels, fertilizer) see pic
55. Talc (commonly used in Baby powder, soapstone, gymnastics to grasp bars) see pic
56. Topaz
57. Tourmaline Group
58. Tremolite
59. Ulexite
Metamorphic Rocks
60. Gneiss
61. Marble
62. Phyllite
63. Quartzite
64. Schist [Garnet]
65. Schist [Mica]
66. Slate
Igneous
67. Andesite
68. Basalt
69. Diorite
70. Gabbro
71. Granite
72. Obsidian
73. Pegmatite
74. Pumice
75. Rhyolite
76. Scoria
Sedimentary
77. Anthracite Coal
78. Arkose
79. Bituminous Coal
80. Breccia
81. Chert
82. Conglomerate
83. Coquina
84. Diatomite
85. Dolomite Rock or Dolostone
86. Lignite Coal
87. Limestone [Chalk]
88. Limestone [Crystalline]
89. Limestone [Fossiliferous]
90. Limestone [Oolitic]
91. Limestone [Travertine]
92. Sandstone
93. Shale
RECOMMENDED RESOURCES: See Store at: www.soinc.org to order Sci
Rock Specimens Matched to Numbers
2012 C-Division Rocks & Minerals Event
1. breccia
2. phyllite
3. crystalline limestone
4. dolomite rock
5. marble
6. obsidian
7. scoria
8. quartzite
9. shale
10. sandstone
11. pumice
12. bituminous coal
13. basalt
14. fossiliferous limestone
15. rhyolite
16. garnet schist
17. travertine
18. chalk
19. granite
20. gneiss
21. diorite
22. oolitic limestone
23. conglomerate
24. arkose
25. pegmatite
26. andesite
27. slate
28. gabbro
29. anthracite coal
30. mica schist
This set of rocks specimens is included in the Rocks Kit distributed by Other Worlds Educational Enterprises, LLC, as part of a much larger instructional kit. Visit http://www.otherworlds-edu for further information.
Crystal patterns to create models for “Station F” may be found at:
http://www.webmineral.com/help/Forms.shtml
http://csmres.jmu.edu/geollab/Fichter/Minerals/cleavage.PDF