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Rocks
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This shows characteristics about different rocks and minerals
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rocks
minerals
diamonds
rock salt
emeralds
marble
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Rocks
Marble
METAMORPHIC ROCK
Made into
-Dimension Stone
-Crushed Stone
Color
-Few impurities
WHITE
-Impurities
GRAY, YELLOW, PINK or BLACK
Used for its
-Beauty in architecture & sculpure
-Chemical properties
-Optical properties
Formed
Convergent plate boundaries
Famous production
-Washington Monument
-Taj Mahal
-Lincoln Memorial
-Bust of Amis
-Cementery Markers
Composed
Mineral calcite
Diamonds
Characteristics
Naturally-occurring mineral
Chemical composition: pure carbon
Hardest mineral
Industrial diamonds: black.
Gem diamonds: colorless, yellow, red, orange, green, blue or brown.
Transparent
Productions
Industrial
Gems for jewellery
Famous productions
Taylor-Burton
Sceptre of the Cross
Imperial State Crown
Black Orlov
Crown of Queen Elizabeth
Rock Salt
CHEMICAL SEDIMENTARY ROCK
Formed
From the evaporation of salty water
Essential for human life
Used in roads during Winter
Table Salt
Location
-Dry lake beds
-Inland marginal seas
-Enclosed bays
-Estuaries
Arid regions
Famous productions
Salty Table
Lamps
Scultures
Emeralds
Characteristics
Of the beryl mineral family
High quality gemstone
The "Big three"
Durability
Inclusions and surface-reaching fractures
Breakage
Type of rock
Igneous
Famous emeralds
Gachalà Emerald
Emerald Unguentarium
Chalk emerald
Emerald Buddha
Location
Colombia
Zambia
Brazil
Zimbabwe
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