• What are the common purposes of minerals?
• Where can we find them in our homes, schools, and other places?
• With the minerals that we have observed and classified thus far, find some of the common purposes of these minerals.
• Use the websites below the table to help guide your search

 

Mineral Name	Common Purposes
Muscovite Mica	*
Amphibole or Hornblende	*
Calcite	*
Olivine	*
Potassium Feldspar (Microcline)	*
Plagioclase Feldspar (Albite)	*
Quartz	*

Use these sites to help:

•  http://www.micaindia.com/other.html#01
•  http://www.nma.org/40minerals.html
•  http://camalott.com/~rebma/rocks/calcite.html
•  http://sesic.sep.gob.mx/basemin/biblioteca/enciclop/H3.HTM