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Rocks and Minerals of Georgia
Directions:  Choose Amethyst, Quartz, Staurolite or one of Georgia's 8 other "Currently Mined" Rocks and Minerals:
 
Need a graphic organizer for your research?  Click HERE.

Great sites 1.  Georgia's Economic Rocks and Minerals
2. Minerals by Name

Amethyst:
 

1. Desert USA
2.
Galleries.com
3. Bernardine.com
Barite:
      
1. Galleries.com
2.
Bartleby.com
3. Minerals-n-More.com

Feldspar:


1. MII.org
2. Industrial Minerals Association
3. Rockhounds
 

Fullers Earth:

1. USGS
2. MountainRose
3.
Infoplease

Granite:

1. FI.edu
2. Artistictile.net
3.
Givemearticles.com

Kaolin:


1.
Galleries.com
2. Georgia Encyclopedia
3. 1911 Encyclopedia

Limestone:

1. Minerals Zone
2. Ezilon.com
3. GCSEscience.com

Marble:

1. Artistictile.net
2. MineralsZone.com
3. The Granite Place

   Muscovite:

1. Galleries.com
2.
Emporia.edu
3. Mindat.org

Ochre:

1. Nroonline.com
2. MineralsZone.com
3. Archaeology.about.com
 

Quartz:

1. Minerals-n-More.com
2. Geocities.com
3. MineralsZone.com
Staurolite: 1. Wikipedia
2. Attawaygems
3.
CSMRES.JMU.edu

 Below are other interesting sites about rocks and minerals:

ThinkQuest-All About Rocks and Minerals
Become a Rock Expert
Minerals at Desert USA
Photos of Minerals
Virtual Geology Field Trips
Mineral Photos and Information
Foss Earth Materials Activities
Minerology for Kids
Animated Interactive Rock Cycle
The Virtual Cave

 

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