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Igneous
Pumice Rock
By: Micaiah
4th grade rock web quest
How can your rock be used?
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It forms through very rapid solidification of a melt
Pumice is a light-colored vesicular igneous rock.
What are minerals?
• Rocks are called minerals .
• Minerals are called rocks.
What is a rock?
• Most rocks are made of minerals. However, all
rocks are not the same. That is why rock
collecting is so interesting and fun. Every rock
has its own story.
• Rocks can be put into three basic rock types:
igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic. How a
rock is formed determines which group it is
placed in.
What is the rock cycle?
• Gradual and continuous change of rock in the
earth's crust to igneous, sedimentary, or
metamorphic rock
What is Igneous?
• Igneous rock formed when magma cools and
solidifies beneath the earth's surface.
Rock joke
• What do you call a dog who collets rocks?
• What do you do to a baby rock?
• Where do rocks sleep?
A rock star
Rock hound
Bedrock
My birthstone
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Amethyst, the gemstone believed by ancient Greeks and Romans to ward off the
intoxicating powers of Bacchus, also is said to keep the wearer clear-headed and
quick-witted.
Throughout history, the gemstone has been associated with many myths, legends,
religions, and numerous cultures.
Today, while Brazil is the primary source of this gemstone, fine material can be
found elsewhere, especially in Zambia.
sources
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Slide 2 How can your rock be used?
http://geology.com/rocks/pumice.shtml
http://www.ehow.com/about_5397664_pumice.html
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Slide 3 What is a rock?
http://library.thinkquest.org/J002289/rocks.html
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Slide 4 What are minerals?
http://library.thinkquest.org/J002289/minerals.html
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Slide 5 What is the rock cycle?
http://library.thinkquest.org/J002289/cycle.html
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Slide 6 What is Igneous?
http://library.thinkquest.org/J002289/igneous.html
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slide 7 a rock joke
http://library.thinkquest.org/J002289/rocks.html