Rocks+and+Minerals

Welcome to the Rocks and Minerals page!

The Official Rocks and Minerals list

You want to research general mineral properties like luster, cleavage, fracture, hardness and streak (know the Mohs hardness scale). For rocks, know the rock cycle and the types of sedimentary (clastic, chemical, organic), metamorphic (foliated, unfoliated) and igneous (intrusive, extrusive) rocks. Note that you don't necessarily need to memorize the type/property of each individual specimen, you just need to know the definition and how it applies.

A good place to start: SciOly Wiki Wikipedia works, but sometimes you might not understand it so Google might be better.

This list contains 93 specimens, which is way too much for anyone to memorize in time for the mini-competition. Therefore, the most important ones to know (and will most likely be on the mini-competition) are:

Bornite Chalcopyrite Corundum Diamond Galena Gypsum Halite Hematite Pyrite Quartz Staurolite Talc
 * Minerals (12):**

Limestone Sandstone Shale
 * Rocks (Sedimentary):**

Marble Quartzite Slate
 * Rocks (Metamorphic):**

Granite Obsidian Pumice
 * Rocks (Igneous):**