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Long Beach NSTA Area Conference, December 2014Rock & Mineral ke

1. Name! MarbleDonated by! "mer#, Slaca$ga, %A

Description!Marble i# a meamor'hic rock 're(ominael com'o#e( of he mineral calcie )CaC*+-.inel gro$n( marble ma be $#e( a# a /lling an( or coaing maerial in 'a'er or a# a#o$rce of calci$m chemical#- The #one can be $#e( in b$il(ing an( #c$l'$re, a# ella#, a (ecoraie lan(#ca'e elemen- Man b$il(ing# #$ch a# he Lincoln Memorial in3a#hingon, DC are ma(e of %eorgia marble- See al#o h'!en-iki'e(ia-orgikiMarble

2. Name! MicaDonated by! "mer#, 5ing# Mo$nain, NCMica i# a mineral name gien o a gro$' of mineral# ha are 'h#icall an( chemicall#imilar- The are all #ilicae mineral#, knon a# #hee #ilicae# beca$#e he form in(i#inc laer#- Mica# are fairl ligh an( relaiel #of, an( he #hee# an( 6ake# of micaare 6e7ible- Mica i# hea8re#i#an an( (oe# no con($c elecrici- There are +9(i:eren mica mineral#- The mo# common incl$(e! ;$r'le le'i(olie, black bioie,bron 'hlogo'ie an( clear m$#coie )a 'oa##i$m an( al$min$m mica-

The lea(ing $#e of (r8gro$n( mica in he - %ro$n( mica i# $#e( in he ell8(rilling in($#r a# an a((iie o (rilling 6$i(#- 3ell(rilling m$(# acco$ne( for 1?@ of (r8gro$n( mica $#e in 200>- The 'la#ic# in($#r$#e( (r8gro$n( mica a# an e7en(er an( /ller- "n 200>, con#$m'ion of (r8gro$n(mica in 'la#ic a''licaion# acco$ne( for 2@ of he marke- The r$bber in($#r $#e(gro$n( mica a# an iner /ller an( mol( relea#e com'o$n( in he man$fac$re of mol(e(r$bber 'ro($c#, #$ch a# ire# an( roo/ng- Dr8gro$n( mica i# $#e( in he 'ro($cion ofrolle( roo/ng an( a#'hal #hingle#, here i #ere# a# a #$rface coaing o 'reen#icking of a(=acen #$rface#- (Wikipedia)

3. Name! 5aolinDonated by! "mer#, Sandersville, %A 'ackage(

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5aolin, Al2*+Si*2E2*, or China Cla i# a commonl (i#rib$e( cla mineral- 3hen i i#fo$n( in relaiel '$re (e'o#i# i ha# al$e a# a /lling an( coaing maerial in 'a'er, a#a com'onen in china an( in($#rial ceramic#, an( a# a /ller in 'ain, r$bber, an('la#ic#- 5aolin i# %eorgiaF# mo# al$able #ingle mineral 'ro($c-

See al#o h'!en-iki'e(ia-orgiki5aolinie

5aolinie i# a laere( #ilicae cla mineral hich form# from he chemical eahering offel(#'ar or oher al$min$m #ilicae mineral#- " i# $#$all hie, ih occa#ionall a re(color im'$ri ($e o "ron *7i(e, or bl$e or bron from oher mineral#- 5aolinie ha# alo #hrink#ell ca'aci an( a lo caion8e7change ca'aci, making i i(eal for manin($#rial a''licaion#-Ei#or! The name for 5aolinie i# (erie( from he .rench or( GkaolinH hich a#name( for he Chine#e 5ao8Ling illage near Iing(eJhen, Iiang7i 'roince, China-%eolog! Chemical eahering of rock# in ho, moi# climae# #$ch a# ro'ical rainfore##ca$#e# 5aolinie formaion#- A# he climae become# cooler or (rier, kaolinie in he #oilformaion i# re'lace( b illie or #mecie- The#e relaion#hi'# o climae allo for he#$( of climae change# ihin geologic hi#or-

@ of 5aolin a# $#e( in 'a'er 'ro($cion, an( ?2@ a# $#e( forceramic#, ligh b$lb#, 'ain, r$bber, a(he#ie#, #moking 'i'e#, hie a#h in ma#onr,ab#orben#, an( in #oa'- 3ihin organic farming kaolinie i# $#e( a# a form of 'e#conrol-So$rce#! 5aolinie i# among he KarhF# mo# common mineral# an( i i# mine( in;aki#an, ienam, .rance, %erman, BraJil, B$lgaria, billion-

4. Name! TalcDonated by! "mer#, Three .ork#, MT The erm alc refer# boh o he '$re mineral an( a i(e arie of #of, alc8conainingrock# ha are mine( an( $iliJe( for a arie of a''licaion#- Talc occ$r# fairl i(el ina range of '$riie#, an( i i# mine( on eer coninen- The commerciall e7'loie( ore#conain 20@ o @ of he '$re mineral, an(, alho$gh he ren( i# oar( more$'gra(ing an( higher '$ri, man a''licaion# re$ire he 'ro'erie# of he mineral#ha occ$r ih alc-

The erm# alc, #eaie, an( #oa'#one are i(el $#e( an( mi#$#e( in (i#c$##ion# ofalc, i# origin, an( geolog-

Talc i# o$r 'laneP# #ofe# knon mineral- All alc# are lamellar, chemicall iner,organo'hilic an( aer re'ellen, b$ no o alc# are he #ame- Their $ni$e 'ro'erie#bring a((e( 'erformance o a i(e range of 'ro($c# an( 'roce##e#- Talc i# a h(rae( magne#i$m #ilicae- There are man 'e# of alc an( each ore bo(ha# i# on fea$re#, i# on geolog, forme( man million# of ear# ago- A# a na$ral

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ore, alc i# ala# fo$n( in combinaion ih a lea# one oher mineral- The mo#common of he#e i# chlorie, a chemicall an( #r$c$rall #imilar ore- *her a##ociae(mineral# ofen fo$n( ih alc incl$(e (olomie an( magne#ie-Alho$gh all alc# are lamellar, heir 'laele #iJe (i:er# from one (e'o#i o anoher-Small cr#al# 'roi(e a com'ac, (en#e ore, knon a# microcr#alline alc- Largecr#al# come in 'a'er laer#- Thi# form of alc i# knon a# macrocr#alline alc- The$ni$e mineralog an( mor'holog of each 'e of alc (eermine# i# in(ii($al

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com'een, oerhan( mining i# acce'able ih limie( imbering- "n hicker ein#,$n(erhan( mining i# nece##ar here he ein# (i' #ee'l, #hrinkage #o'ing i# $#e(-Some lo8gra(e (e'o#i# can be mine( b room8an(8'illar meho(#, for hiche$i'men i# m$ch #maller, bla#ing an( m$cking m$ch more #elecie, an( a#e8o8ore raio# m$ch loer han in o'en8'i mining- Conin$o$# miner# can be $#e( on #oferhigh8gra(e ein#-

Reclamaion!"n conra# o past 'racice, reclamaion i# no an inegral 'ar of all alc mining in(eelo'e( co$nrie#- 3a#e 'ile# are gra(e(, coere( ih o'#oil, #ee(e(, an(moniore( for a re$rn o na$ral egeaion- .or boh #$rface an( $n(ergro$n( mining,boh #$rface an( #$b#$rface aer 6o i# mea#$re(, moniore(, analJe(, an( ifnece##ar reae( o mee local an( naional (i#charge #an(ar(#- Some 'i# areback/lle( or conere( o a bene/cial long8erm $#e, #$ch a# recreaion-

5. Name! Ala#kie

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e7en(er ha al#o faciliae# #$#'en#ion, re($ce# chalking, 'reen# #hrinking an(#hearing of he 'ain /lm, increa#e# re#i#ance of he 'ain /lm o aer 'eneraion an(eahering, an( brighen# he one of colore( 'igmen#- Con#$m'ion of (r8gro$n(mica in 'ain, he #econ( ranke( $#e, acco$ne( for 22@ of he (r8gro$n( mica $#e( in200>- %ro$n( mica i# $#e( in he ell8(rilling in($#r a# an a((iie o (rilling 6$i(#- 3ell

(rilling m$(# acco$ne( for 1?@ of (r8gro$n( mica $#e in 200>- The 'la#ic# in($#r$#e( (r8gro$n( mica a# an e7en(er an( /ller- "n 200>, con#$m'ion of (r8gro$n(mica in 'la#ic a''licaion# acco$ne( for 2@ of he marke- The r$bber in($#r $#e(gro$n( mica a# an iner /ller an( mol( relea#e com'o$n( in he man$fac$re of mol(e(r$bber 'ro($c#, #$ch a# ire# an( roo/ng- Dr8gro$n( mica i# $#e( in he 'ro($cion ofrolle( roo/ng an( a#'hal #hingle#, here i #ere# a# a #$rface coaing o 'reen#icking of a(=acen #$rface#-

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