1.\u00a0 Table salt,<\/u>\u00a0Morton’s standard blue container, the mineral halite having a composition of NaCl (sodium Chloride). Tastes salty. Halite grows as cubic crystals and also breaks as cubes.<\/p>\n
2.\u00a0 Hematite<\/u>, mineral with a composition of Fe2O3 (Iron Oxide), non-metallic-earthy luster, rounded structures are called oolites.<\/p>\n
3.\u00a0 Petrified palm wood<\/u>\u00a0with tree rings. All woody material replaced by quartz with a composition of SiO2<\/p>\n
4.\u00a0 Granite, gray,<\/u>\u00a0igneous rock, phaneritic (coarse grained) composed of the minerals quartz and potash feldspar (orthoclase).<\/p>\n
5.\u00a0 Quartz stream pebbles<\/u>, rounded by action of the stream<\/p>\n
6.\u00a0 Terazzo<\/u>, sawed slab from floor of University Center<\/p>\n
7.\u00a0 Halite<\/u>\u00a0as comes from ground. Shape due to breakage<\/p>\n
8.\u00a0 Native copper<\/u>\u00a0as comes from ground.<\/p>\n
9.\u00a0 Quartz, milky,<\/u>\u00a0as comes from the ground<\/p>\n
10.\u00a0 Granite, gray,<\/u>\u00a0sawed with diamond saw<\/p>\n
11.\u00a0 Concrete<\/u>, part of sidewalk torn up just south of Kittrell Hall. Quicklime plus quartz sand plus limestone aggregate.<\/p>\n
12.\u00a0 Marble,<\/u>\u00a0metamorphic rock, non-oriented mineral grains, composed of the mineral calcite, CaCO3<\/p>\n
13.\u00a0 Obsidian,<\/u>\u00a0igneous rock, glassy texture, no minerals<\/p>\n
14.\u00a0 Fossiliferous limestone<\/span>, sedimentary rock, precipitated from sea water, made up of the mineral calcite.<\/p>\n 15.\u00a0 Pyrite,<\/u>\u00a0metallic mineral composed of FeS2, shape due to growth, also called Fool’s gold.<\/p>\n 16.\u00a0 Glass slag<\/u>, product of smelting iron ores near the Tennessee River during the Civil War.<\/p>\n 17.\u00a0 Graphite<\/u>, mineral composed of carbon (C), looks like a metal. Feels slippery.<\/p>\n 18.\u00a0 Calcite<\/u>, mineral composed of CaCO3, shape due to breakage.<\/p>\n 19.\u00a0 Silicon<\/u>, man-made composed of Si, looks like a metal but is not very heavy. Not to be confused with silica, silicate, or silicone.<\/p>\n 20.\u00a0 Corundum<\/u>, mineral composed of Al2O3 (aluminum oxide), six-sided shape due to growth.<\/p>\n 21.<\/u> \u00a0 Galena<\/u>, mineral that looks like a metal, very heavy, grows in shape of cubes, breaks in shape of cubes.<\/p>\n 22. \u00a0 Whetstone<\/u>, a slightly metamorphosed rock composed of microcrystalline quartz, used to sharpen knives.<\/p>\n 23. \u00a0 Quartz beach sand<\/u>\u00a0from Panama City, Florida.<\/p>\n 24.\u00a0 Obsidian beach sand<\/u>\u00a0from Hawaii.<\/p>\n <\/u>25.\u00a0 Magnetite<\/u>, mineral composed of Fe3O4 (iron oxide), fairly heavy, magnetic.<\/p>\n 26.\u00a0 Hard boiled chicken egg,<\/u>\u00a0shell composed of calcium carbonate.<\/p>\n 27.\u00a0 Tiger’s eye egg<\/u>, yellow-brown variety of the mineral quartz used in jewelry.<\/p>\n 28.\u00a0 Crude oil<\/u>\u00a0from Overton Co., TN<\/p>\n 29.\u00a0 Tree<\/u>\u00a0cross section with tree rings, maple tree.<\/p>\n 30.\u00a0 Quartz crystal<\/u>, six parallel sides with point on end.<\/p>\n 31.-39.\u00a0 3 bolts, 3 nuts, 3 washers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 1.\u00a0 Table salt,\u00a0Morton’s standard blue container, the mineral halite having a composition of NaCl (sodium Chloride). Tastes salty. Halite grows as cubic crystals and also breaks as cubes. 2.\u00a0 Hematite, mineral with a composition of Fe2O3 (Iron Oxide), non-metallic-earthy luster, … Continue reading