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10-26-09 Work

Gold, Silver, Copper, aluminum, iron. > gold More 10-26 Work - New Base Groop Meeting and Meet the Problem-Please open and complete this document   [|More 10-26 Work.doc] and post the results on the 10-26 Notes Page (one posting/new group). You will then watch a viedeo, record information down, find another video/ar ticle and post notes as a group to the 10-26 Video Notes Page. At the end of this activity, you should be able to answer the question: What does a journalist do? Type in the content of your page here.
 * 1) Go on-line and search for information about uses of minerals that are important to society.
 * 1)  Choose one mineral that you think has a very important use.
 * 1) Collect the following information and - post it to your wiki:
 * 1)  Name of the mineral : Sapphire
 * 2) Describe the mineral – physical description: blue, red, in color, hard rock. forms typical six-sided barrel shape that may taper into a pyramid
 * 3) Image of the mineral – it doesn’t have to be a pretty mineral to be useful <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[[image:Sapphire-Garden-med.jpg width="485" height="304"]]
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Describe what the mineral is used for.  Sapphire is used as a window for high temperature applications (like if you need to see inside a high temperature furnace). It is also used for high precision optics and optics for harsh environmental conditions
 * 5) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Where is the mineral found and mined? What country or countries. Sapphires are <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">mined using  surface mining like placer mining<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">. They are mined in Thailand, Sri Lanka, Australia, and in the U.S.