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1. INFO & PHOTOS ~ ROCKS & MINERALS
2. STONE SAYINGS Idioms about rocks & minerals.
3. GLOSSARY

   Rocks & Minerals

   Gemstones

   Glossary of Words & Phrases

4. HOW ROCKS & MINERALS ARE FORMED

   	The Earth's Crust	Rocks	Minerals	Crystals	Birthstones
   	The Rock Cycle	Erosion	Soil	Fossils	Gemstones
   	Igneous Rocks	Volcano WebQuest		Sedimentary Rocks	Metamorphic Rocks

5. IDENTIFICATION OF MINERALS

   	Difference between rocks & minerals			Properties of Minerals
   	Color	Luster	Specific Gravity	Crystal Form	Cleavage
   	Tenacity	Hardness	Transmitting Light	Streak
   	Mineral Identification

6. EXPERIMENTS
7. USES OF ROCKS & MINERALS
8. ARTS & CRAFTS - How we use rocks & minerals to make our lives beautiful
9. LINKS TO ROCK & MINERAL WEB SITES

   	Rock & Mineral Photos		Minerals of Ontario & Canada	Articles  by Bert Ellison
   	Museums	Professional Organizations	Other Great Web Sites

10. PRINT RESOURCES

    Field Guides

    National Geographic Magazine Articles

    Books

11. COLLECTING ROCKS & MINERALS
12. COLLECTING LOCATIONS
13. NATURAL DISASTERS

    	Volcanoes	Volcano WebQuest	Plate Tectonics	Earthquakes
    	Mud Slides	Avalanches	Tsunamis

14. TEACHERS' CORNER

    Some information for teachers including: GRADE 4  ROCKS AND MINERALS - UNDERSTANDING EARTH AND SPACE SYSTEMS THE ONTARIO CURRICULUM, GRADES 1–8 | Science and Technology ~ 2007

    FIELD TRIPS TO QUARRIES for Southern Ontario Teachers

    Grade 4 ROCK TALK SCHOOL VISITS for Ontario Teachers in the Greater Toronto Area