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**__My Minerals__** A mineral is a pure natural occuring non-living solid here are my minerals!
 * __My Rocks__**

** Quartz ** – Quartz is the most well know mineral on Earth.

- Quartz can be used for sandpaper,glass,cement,jewelry

**Pyrite** - One interesting fact is that pyrite gives off a spark when struck with a hard object .

- Can be used for car batteries and food cans

** Jasper – ** Ancient Greeks and Romans believed it could heal many illnesses and draw the poison from snakebites.

- It can be used for arrowheads and tools

**Calcite** - Calcite is a mineral that occurs in small amounts in most types of rocks and makes up the largest part of limestone and marble

- Many invertebrates (animals without backbones) have skeletons of calcite.