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Oh my teacher friends.... come in please....
Britt has a science project to do. She has to pick 10 minerals and make a scrapbook on them. While she'll of course do the entire project -- we could use some suggestions on what minerals to use...
Of course, I picked diamond. 
Granite?
Chalk?
Slate?
What else is easily found and used but not in jewelry??
She's at her dad's this weekend, which means NOTHING will get done -- so I'd like to give her a head start....
Thanks girlies!!
Re: Oh my teacher friends.... come in please....
Funny---I am actually teaching my students all about rocks & minerals right now! Granite, chalk, and slate are rocks that are composed of different types of minerals. Does she need to make a scrapbook on a combination of rocks and minerals or just minerals?
If it is just minerals, I immediately thought of the Moh's Scale of Hardness. This scale ranks 10 common minerals by their hardness and allows for easier identification. Here is the list:
Talc is used in talcum powder.
Gypsum is used in plaster of paris.
Calcite is used in toothpaste, gum, soap.
Florite is used in pottery glazes & microscope lenses.
Apatite is used to make fertilizers.
Quartz (most common mineral) is used in radios, computers, glass, sandpaper.
Topaz is mainly used in jewelry.
Corundum is used in sandpaper and cutting tools.
Diamonds are used for cutting tools and of course, jewelry.
Hopefully some of that might work! Let me know if you have any other questions! GL!
Ha ha! I'm glad I could help!