Subject
Grade
Concept/Content
properties of earth materials:
- minerals
- igneous rocks
- sedimentary rocks
- metamorphic rocks
- geologic resources
Elaboration
- common minerals found in igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary environments
- valuable, ore-forming minerals found in B.C.
- common types of igneous rocks (e.g., basalt, granite, pumice)
- relationships between texture, crystal size, and rate of cooling
- intrusive versus extrusive
- common types of sedimentary rocks (e.g., conglomerate, shale, coal, limestone)
- chemical/biochemical versus clastic
- common types of metamorphic rocks (e.g., slate, schist, gneiss)
- foliated versus non-foliated rocks
for example, minerals, ores, fossil fuels, metals, aggregates
keywords
minerals
igneous rocks
sedimentary rocks
metamorphic rocks
geologic resources