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Rocks and Minerals Webquest


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1. Write 3 minerals found in a house. Name the specific product where it is used. 2. List 11 minerals commonly found in Illinois. 3. List the three types of coal. 4. Where in Illinois can you find oil-bearing rocks?

5. What is the difference between a [|mineral and a rock]?

6. An Austrian minerologist developed a scale to measure hardness of gemstones. What is the [|scale called]?

7. What mineral has the least hardness according to the [|scale]? What mineral has the greatest hardness? 8. Name 8 characteristics used to identify minerals. 9. Name the 7 common mineral groups.

10. Ever hear the phrase "it sank like a stone"? What rock can actually [|float]?