Everyday I brush my teeth. In my toothpaste there is Fluorite. I watch television regularly. Quartz is used in my television. Sometimes I use baby powder. That is made from Talc. I always look in mirrors. Silver is used to make certain mirrors.
http://www.emporia.edu/earthsci/amber/go336/talkingt/
Common Minerals and Their Uses in Everyday Life. Julie Talkington. December 3, 2001
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Michigan Minerals
Halite's chemical formula is NaCl, sodium chloride. It is used for "salting the streets" to melt away snow. It is usually clear and it has a conchoidal fracture. 
Gypsum's chemical formula is CaSO4·2H2O. It is used for fertilizer and it is used to make plaster. It is colorless to white, and can take on many shapes.
Monday, April 12, 2010
Metamorphic Rocks
Slate was shale before it became metamorphoed. It is used for roof and floor tiles. 
Quartzite was sandstone before it became metamorphosed. It is used in road construction.
Igneous Rocks
Pumice is an Igneous Rock that can be used to scrape dry and excess skin off of the bottom of a foot. Granite is another Igneous Rock that can be used for countertops and flooring in modern-day homes. Obsidian is used for modern-day scalpels. Gabbro is mostly used for cemetary headstones. Basalt is used for making cobblestone, and statues. This is a picture of an obsidian scalpel.
Pumice, Wikipedia
Granite, Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granite
Obsidian, Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obsidian
Gabbro, Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabbro
Basalt. Wikipedia
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