Rocks

Category of Rocks

  • Types of igneous rocks: Granite, Obsidian, Pumice, Basalt, Diabase, Grabbo
  • Types of Metamorphic rocks: Slate, Gneiss, Quartzite, Marble
  • Types of Sedimentary Rocks: Conglomerate, Sandstone, Shale Gypsum, Halite, Limestone, Coal

Uses of Rocks and Ores

  • Talc and Mica are used to make cosmetics
  • Fluorite is used to make toothpaste
  • Plaster of Paris is used to make bandages
  • The thermometer is made from Mercury that is extracted from Cinnabar
  • Surgical Instruments are made from Titanium which is extracted by rutile
  • Copper is extracted from chalcopyrite
  • Alloy is a combination of metal and or types of metal or elements for making musical instruments
  • Slates are used for roofing
  • Marble tiles for walls and floors
  • Wall built with granite blocks, Limestone and Sandstone
  • Shale and limestone are used to make cement

How are fossils form

  1. When animals or plants the soft part decay
  2. The dead animals leave behind their harder parts like skeletons and shells and the dead plants leave their impressions
  3. Slowly the remains are replaced with minerals and become fossils

Fun facts!

  • The study of fossils is called paleontology
  • If fresh fish fossils are found in an area the surrounding area is likely to be a river
  • Trilobites exists 500 to 600 million years ago
  • The oldest crab fossils are about 470 million years old and Horseshoe crabs are still existing today
  • The oldest fossils of Archaeopteryx are about 150 million years ago