Opal, Bismuth, and imperial topaz are all made of different minerals. Opal is made of small silica balls with water in between them. Bismuth is made of lead, copper, tin, silver, and gold ores. Imperial topaz is made of aluminum and hydroxyl-Florine silicate.
Category: 6th Grade Science
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Did you know that the capitol building was made of pink granite and copper in Washington DC. All rocks have a purpose in a community including buildings. Most tools we use to build things have minerals too. Even your own house has rocks you don’t even know about.
All rocks have purposes in a strong community. For example a crane is made of hard rock sometimes titanium. Banks use marble for their walls and counters to look very modern. Even people that have braces, the dentist uses a special type of metal to help keep them together. This is how all rocks have a purpose in a community.
Some tools we use to stay clean, season our food and, use in our every day life also have minerals in them. For example tooth paste has Florine in it to clean our teeth.salt and sugar are also minerals but we can eat them. Your toilet is even made with a mineral it’s called a pumice stone. This is what we use in our every day life and still has rocks in it.
Did you know that you have been sleeping with rocks your entire life. Insulation has glass inside of it. Do you know what makes glass?, sand. Sand is made of tiny Little Rock’s that were originally bigger rocks.this was some of the material used to make insulation in your house.
This was all about minerals and the things that make up every day things. If you found a new mineral what would you name it.