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My 10 minerals Nicolas Velasco

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Name: location Elements: Crystal

Type: C olor(s):

1.Beryl Granitic Pegmatites Be 3AI2(SiO3)6 ionic green, blue, yellow, pink, clear

2.Gypsum Layered sedimentary deposits CaSO 4 2H2O molecular Brown, Clear, yellow

3.Quartz Brazil,Japan,Madagascar Silicon Dioxide ionic Colorless with some black

4.Fluorite France and Switzerland CaF2 covalent Purple, green, blue, yellow

5.Elbaite Italy NaAI 6Si6O18(BO3)3(OH)4 metallic Green, red, pink, blue

6.Gold New Mexico,Colfax country Au molecular Metalic Yellow

7.Stephanite Germany AG 5SbS4 covalent yellow, white, black

8.Galena Missouri PbS metallic SIlver

9.Sphalerite Tennessee ZnS covalent Black, silver, white

10.Witherite Illinois ZnS ionic White

Explain to me, which ones did you chose. Why you chose it? Finally make a list of some of the interesting things there.

The 10 Minerals I chose were Beryl, Gypsum, Quartz, Fluorite, Elbaite, Gold, Stephanite, Galena, Sphalerite, and
Witherite. I chose Beryl because I liked how colorful the mineral looked with the green, blue, yellow, and pinkish colors. I
picked Gypsum because I liked who the yellow and clear like colors picked together. I picked quartz because I recognized
the name from it commonly being associated with Gold. I picked Fluorite because I liked the name. I chose Elbaite
because I like the green and pink mixture. I chose Gold because Gold is very popular, and a lot of people use it for
jewelry. I chose Stephanie because I liked how it looked like there were big spikes sticking out of it. I chose Galena
because the silver coloring on it looked very shiny. I chose Sphalerite because it looked like two rocks stuck together. I
chose Witherite because the mineral looked like dead coral.

1. On the first Floor I saw a big elephant

2. Also, on the first floor I saw a lot of animals like lions, hippos, giraffes.
3. Then I went over to the dinosaur section and saw a big fossil of a triceratops.
4. I saw were the test the fossils and saw this big blue tube that I didn’t know what it was used for.
5. There was a section called “African voices” were there was lot quilts from Africa.
6. Also, in the “African voices” there was a lot of bikes and car replicas which was neat because it looks like they
were built from wood and metal.
7. In the ocean area there was a huge squid that I thought was cool.
8. There was a section with Egyptian mummy's.
9. There was a spot with fossils of dears and other mammals
10. There was a spot that had a lot of information about different types of butterflies.