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WELCOME TO EVANS MINING COMPANY
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DIRECTIONS You and your mining partner must only use your toothpicks! The pan in front of you is your mine! Mine out the beads and seeds!
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PRIZE 10 purple 20 sunflower 15 smallest Green 20 smallest red
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NOW…..YOU MUST GET IT BACK THE SAME WAY!
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 16 TH What is the best way to reduce the impact of mining? a. Invent new things to make out of minerals b. Increase the use of mineral use c. Reclaim the land d. Use more products with minerals
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It is the process of removing rock and mineral material from the Earth for society to use to make products!
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EXTRA An ore is a natural material with a high concentration of economically valuable minerals that can be mined for a profit
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This is digging a hole on the surface of the earth to remove the material we want.
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EXTRA There are 3 types of surface mines: Open-pit: removes large, near surface deposits of minerals such as gold and copper. Mined downward in layers Quarries: stone, crushed rock, sand, gravel Strip Mining: removing surface coal in strips
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EXAMPLE OF SURFACE MINING Images from Google Maps
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SUBSURFACE MINING http://www.uky.edu/KGS/coal/images/minmethd.gif
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RECLAMATION Mine Albert, Quebec, before and after reclamation. Government of Quebec http://www.abandoned-mines.org/home-e.htm
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WHY DO WE NEED TO MINE?
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WHY DO WE NEED MINES? Houses Cars Toothpaste Plumbing Wiring Planes Electronics Jewelry Glass If we can’t grow it, it has to be mined!
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gold water coal rubies petroleum diamonds Sand glass
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inorganic Naturally occurring solid Crystal structure definite chemical make-up
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Wood
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Gold
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Fossil
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Topaz
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Bones
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Granite
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Quartz
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Pearls
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Talc
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Icebergs
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Diamond
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Coal
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Rock Salt
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AND THE ANSWERS ARE… Minerals a) Gold b) Topaz c) Quartz d) Talc e) Iceberg* f) Diamonds Non-Minerals a) Wood - once living b) Fossils – once living c) Bone - living material d) Granite - intrusive igneous rock e) Pearls – made by oysters f) Coal - Sedimentary rock g) Rock Salt – Sedimentary rock According to IMA – ice is listed as a mineralIMA
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Once I know it’s a mineral, we classify minerals according to Various Characteristics!
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1. One way is color! http://www.minresco.com http://www.gems-afghan.com http://www.globalcrystals.com http://www.prettyrock.com
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Not all minerals have the same hardness. Some you can easily scratch with your fingernail! http://www.infowest.com /vwdocs/vwlessons http://www.prettyrock.com http://www.wpclipart.com
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http://www.uky.edu/KGS Streak is the color of a mineral powder. Many minerals appear a different color when powdered than they do as a big piece. The color may be entirely different, or it may be a different shade. http://cmsc.minotstateu.edu
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Copyright © Dr. Richard Busch Courtesy United States Geological SurveyUnited States Geological Survey Courtesy United States Geological SurveyUnited States Geological Survey Each reflects light differently – that is luster! Which of these words would you use to describe these minerals? Glassy, metallic, dull, silky, waxy, pearly
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This means for equal size, they have their own special weight. http://www.palagems.com Which one is worth more? How could you tell? The first one is topaz (worth a lot) and the second is citrine quartz (not worth a lot). A scientist would measure their densities and they would be different!
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Copyright © Dr. Richard Busch http://www.wired-artist-jewelry.com http://webphysics.davidson.edu http://www.fabreminerals.com Link to crystal videoLink to crystal video media player quicktime
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Cleavage means it breaks the same way every time. Fracture means it breaks in a random pattern that cannot be predicted. www.mrsciguy.com Calcite and halite break a special way. donsmaps.com www.visionlearning.com Quartz and chert break in a random pattern. There is not way to predict how they break.
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ROCK UNIT Outline
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ROCK UNIT The 3 tiers
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