Some facts about Rocks
Use them as projectiles or construction purposes, rocks and other rocky things do their job well. Here are a few nice facts about them.
-In case you didn’t knew the diamond was the hardest substance on earth, that’s why it’s worth so much..just kidding about the last part.
-The Quartz is the most common item on earth, more common then ROCKS, ok maybe not..
-The basalt type of rock is the most common rock on earth.
-The Jade, not as sturdy as the diamond but still pretty hard, was used by many cultures for different purposes.
-Rubies are even more popular the diamond nowadays.
-On Apollo 17, there was a geologist who brought a bunch of samples from the moon, scientist have learned much about the moon’s composition etc, because of rocks.
-The biggest golden nugget weighted around 150 pounds , found in Australia.
-Platinum is so rare in a 1million pound ore, only 1% of that ore could be platinum.
-The Taj Mahal, one of the 7 wonders, made in 1632-1654, was all made out of marble.