Rocks And Minerals

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Rocks And Minerals by Mind Map: Rocks And Minerals

1. Sedimentary

1.1. Dead Plants and Animals

1.2. Examples

1.3. Granite

1.4. Limestone

1.5. Gabbro

1.6. Sandstone

2. Metamorphic

2.1. Layers pushed together

2.1.1. Examples

2.1.1.1. Gneiss

3. Examples

3.1. LineStone

3.2. Granite

3.3. Sand Stone

3.4. Coal

4. Has the minerals in the rock

5. Rocks

5.1. Is Made By

5.2. Dead Plants and Animals

5.3. The cooling of Lava

5.4. Layers pushed together

6. Igneous

6.1. The cooling of lava

6.1.1. Coal

6.1.1.1. Obsidian

6.1.1.1.1. Phyllite

7. Properties

7.1. Color

7.1.1. Pearly

7.1.1.1. Black

7.1.1.1.1. Sea faom Green

7.2. Hardness

7.2.1. Softer than Copper

7.2.1.1. Harder than copper

7.2.1.1.1. Softer than glass

7.3. Transparency

7.3.1. Transparent

7.3.1.1. Translucent

7.3.1.1.1. You can't see through is

7.3.1.1.2. Can see through it but it is blurry

7.3.1.1.3. Can see through it perfectly

7.3.1.2. Opaque

7.4. Luster Light Refraction

7.4.1. Brilliant

7.4.1.1. Dull

7.4.1.1.1. Glassy

7.4.1.1.2. not shiny

7.4.1.2. Very shiny

7.4.2. Reflects a lot of light

7.4.2.1. Reflects little light

7.4.2.1.1. Reflects no light

7.5. Crystal Shape

7.5.1. Octahedron

7.5.1.1. Cube

7.6. Reaction With Acid

7.6.1. Fizzes

7.6.1.1. No Reaction

8. Examples

8.1. Diamond

8.2. Quartz

8.3. Ruby

8.4. Gold

8.5. Emerald

8.6. Sapphire

9. Minerals are mined by Miners

9.1. Geologists figure out what type of mineral is in the rock