Minerals Found in

the Pacific
Northwest
By Ellen, Michelle, Sophie, and Axel
Pictures of
our minerals
 Names of Granite
Common Gneiss
Minerals in
Basalt
Washington
Our Hypothesis
• We think that depending on the type of rocks we found there will be
more colorful rocks and minerals inside.
• We also think we will find lots of
• Quartz(mineral)
• Calcite(mineral)
• Talc(mineral)
• Pyrite(mineral)
• And Petrified wood
Here are Some Minerals
that we found
Calcite, Slate, Quartzite, and Sandstone
Limestone
Slate
Quartzite
Sandstone
Materials
Microscope Different rocks Hammers Safety Goggles

Sandstone(
Quartzite(mineral) Calcite(mineral) Slate( mineral)
mineral)

Petrified
wood (mineral)
Steps of our experiment
Find Find rocks in WA

Crack Crack rocks with hammer

Look Look in microscope at rocks

Compare Compare rock insides

Take Take pictures

Sites we used for our research
https://islandwood.org/event/geology-rocks

https://geology.com/rocks/

www.gatorgirlrocks.com/state-by-state/washington.html

https://www.goldrushnuggets.com/rageandmiinw.html