Tennessee Science Grade 7

Chapter 9: Rocks and Minerals

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Topic: Gem Locations
Visit these sites to complete the activity in your book.

Gemstones

( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemstone )
USGS – Gemstone Production

( http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/gemstones/production.html )
Mineral and Metal Commodity Reviews

( http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/mms/cmy/com_e.html )

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Topic: Rock Types
Visit these sites to help you find three examples of foliated and nonfoliated rocks.

Metamorphic Rocks

( http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/LivingWith/VolcanicPast/Notes/metamorphic_rocks.html )
Metamorphic Petrology

( http://www.cartage.org.lb/en/themes/sciences/earthscience/geology/RocksandMinerals/Metamorphic/Metamorphic.htm )
Microtextures of Metamorphic Rocks

( http://www.geolab.unc.edu/Petunia/IgMetAtlas/meta-micro/metamicro.html )

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California’s Natural Resources

( http://ceres.ca.gov/ceres/calweb/geology/goldrush.html )
Women in the Gold Rush

( http://www.goldrush.com/%7Ejoann/ )
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