Rock’in and Roll’in in UtahIdentifying Utah’s Rocks and Minerals By Sherri Bohne Utah Core Standard 3 Objective 1

Rock Categories

O Sedimentary (Limestone)O Metamorphic (Gneiss)O Igneous (Lava)

Making Sedimentary, Igneous and Metamorphic candy rocksO http://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=pm6cCg_Do6k

Play the Rock Cycle Game

What are rocks made of?

All rocks are made up with combinations of minerals. We have many mineral deposits in Utah because of our mountains, plateaus and the Great Salt Lake.

Minerals in Igneous Rocks

RhyoliteDaciteAndesiteBasalt

Minerals That Make Up Types of Metamorphic Rocks

Region

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Cordier

ite

Hypers

thene

Cumming

tonite

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StauroliteCordieriteQuartz

Sedimentary Rock Composition

Silty Sandstone

Sandy Mudstone

Sandy Claystone

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