My rocks and fossils!
Hello everyone!
A couple of weeks ago,I bought some rocks and fossils.I put them in a cabinet,and decided to write an article about them.Here is a photo of the cabinet:
And here is the article:
Facts about my rocks and fossils!
1:Moonstone
Name:Moonstone.
Country discovered:Australia, Brazil, Germany, India, Myanmar, Madagascar, Mexico, Norway, Switzerland, Tanzania, and USA.
Colour:Blue(INCREDIBLY RARE!),grey,white,pink,peach,green and brown.
Scientific formula:KAlSi3O8 (Potassium, Aluminium, Silicon, and Oxygen.)
Interesting fact:Moonstone is the official state gem of Florida,USA. And, moonstone is the woman’s lucky gem!
2:Garnet
Name:Garnet.
Country discovered:India and the USA.
Colour:Red and brown.
Scientific Formula:ABSi3O12 (Silicon, Oxygen, and also has Iron, Calcium, Magnesium, and Manganese, Aluminum and Chromium!)
Interesting fact:Garnets are very hard, so hard to break open!
3:Citrine
Name:Citrine.
Country discovered:Brazil, France, Russia, Madagascar.
Colour:Yellow, orange, brown.
Scientific formula: SiO2 (Silicon and Oxygen.)
Interesting fact:Citrine seems to raise one's mood, encourages happiness and laughter, and lowers levels of madness and frustration!
4:Peridot
Name:Peridot.
Country discovered:Australia (Queensland), Brazil (Minas Gerais), China, Kenya, Mexico, Norway (north of Bergen), South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania and the United States (Arizona and Hawaii).
Colour:Green
Scientific formula:Mg2SiO4 (Magnesium and Silicon.)
Interesting fact:Peridot has been August’s birthstone since 1912.
5:Trilobite fossils
Name:Trilobite fossil.
Era trilobites lived:Flourished in the Paleozoic era.
Era trilobites went extinct:Permian era.
Colour:No-one knows; some think some were.
Latin name:Trilobita.
Interesting fact:There are over 20,000 scientifically recognised species of trilobites!
6:Ammonite fossils
Name:Ammonite fossils.
Era Ammonites lived:First appeared in the Devonian era.
Era Ammonites went extinct:Cretaceous-paleogene extinction event.
Colour:We believe that they were grey.
Latin name:Ammonoidea.
Interesting fact:Ammonites ate small fish and crustaceans. CARNIVORES!!!
7:Obsidian
Name:Obsidian.
Country discovered:Ethiopia.
Colour:Black, green, brown, red, blue, yellow and orange.
Scientific formula:SiO2 (Silicon and Oxygen.)
Interesting fact:Obsidian is sometimes called “nature’s glass” because of it’s glassy appearance!
8:Clear quartz
Name:Clear quartz.
Country discovered:Brazil, Mexico, Uruguay, Russia, France, Namibia, and Morocco.
Colour:Colourless, transparent.
Scientific formula:SiO2 (Silicon and Oxygen.)
Interesting fact:Quartz has many different names, depending on the colour!
9:Jellyfish fossils
Name:Jellyfish fossils.
Where Jellyfish are usually found:jellyfish are found in every sea, from surface to deep sea.
Most deadly:Sea wasp box jellyfish.
Scientific name:Medusozoa.
Interesting fact:A group of Jellyfish is called a “bloom”, “swarm”, or “smack”!
10:Rose quartz
Name:Rose quartz.
Country discovered:Madagascar, South Africa, Namibia, U.S.A(South Dakota), and Brazil.
Colour:Pink!
Scientific formula:SiO2 (Silicon and Oxygen.)
Interesting fact:Rose quartz is considered to be a symbol of beauty and love!
11:Indian moonstone
Name:Indian moonstone.
Country discovered:Australia, Brazil, Germany, India(obviously!), Myanmar, Madagascar, Mexico, Norway, Switzerland, Tanzania, and the U.S.A.
Colour:It actually plays with light,it creates a shimmer that makes it look like different colours!
Scientific formula: AlSi3O8 (Aluminium, Silicon, and Oxygen.)
Interesting fact:Indian moonstones are a beautiful gem that have a history of spirituality and magic!
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The article contained the name,country discovered,colour,scientific formula,and an interesting fact for the rocks,gems and minerals,for fossils,the name,era they lived,era they went out,latin name and interesting fact,and for jellyfish,name,where they live,most deadly,latin name,and interesting fact.
Hope you learnt something!And hoped you liked it!
From,
Maya.
