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Section 1 Overview Photos

Section 2 Design Text

NV Minerals Exhibit: A stand-alone four sided “monolithic” interactive

• The interactive exhibit will be approximately 9 feet wide, 7 feet tall and 5 feet deep.

• It can be used as one standalone, 2-sided exhibit, or split into two separate pieces and mounted against a wall.

• 3/4” plywood hollow construction.

• All finished with Richlite material (Richlite.com) in “SLATE” color. It’s antimicrobial, extremely durable and made from recycled paper.

• Plug and Play setup.

• Power supply can come up from floor or drop from ceiling.

• Lighting, audio and visual interactives throughout.

Side 1: Rock Forming Environments (Upper & Lower)

• The upper section consists of three back-lit graphics (Rock-Forming Environments, Generalized Geographic Map of Nevada and Rock Cycle)

• The Lower section is a control board with 15 Rock samples. Twelve of the samples are for RFE and the remaining three go to

GGMN/RC.

• Each rock sample will be mounted under a clear 4” hemisphere on an acrylic graphic along with info about said rock and a push button. Each rock sample coordinates with a section on the graphic above. The graphic is always lit up with white LEDs but when the coordinating rock sample push button is activated the light is switched to a different color. The remaining three rock samples for GGMN/RC are under clear hemispheres and mounted on one acrylic panel. The info for each rock is printed on an acrylic hinged flap with a button underneath. Each rock will light coordinating sections on the above graphics and one or more of the buttons will activate “Rock Forming” sound through speakers mounted below the control board.

Side2: Virtual Mine Tour

• Touch screen monitor mounted on a heavy-duty articulating mount. This feature is located at one end of the interactive exhibit and is situated approximately 42” on center and up from the floor. Visitors can select from various options/videos on the 23” touch screen.

Side3: Minerals in Society (Upper & Lower)

• The upper section consists of a lit graphic of the State of Nevada and 8 lit display boxes on each side.

• Each of the displays will have a rock sample around the size of a baseball.

• The NV graphic has various areas outlined signifying where certain minerals can be found.

• Each area in NV and mineral samples coordinate with the House Cutaway graphic down below on the lower section. The house has several rooms and each room has a hinged acrylic flap with a button and text underneath. The visitor can learn about how rock samples are used at home day-to-day. The button will highlight the coordinating sample(s) and the area(s) in which they can be found in NV.

• On theft side of the House Cutaway is the section referred to as Physical Properties of Minerals. Visitors here will learn about mineral hardness, color, magnetism, luster, etc. The magnetism portion may include a magnet on a tether and a magnetic mineral for testing. This area includes text and image graphics with a Mohs’ Hardness Scale display; this will be sunk in, lit up and covered with clear acrylic.

• On the right side of the House Cutaway is the Fossil Rub area. A graphic panel with text and images teaches visitors about fossils and a fossil rub plate next to it. Below are two cubbies for paper and crayons supplied by the Museum. Visitors can place the paper over the fossil plate and rub with a crayon thus giving them a souvenir to take home.

Side 4: Microscope with Monitor

• Mounted on the opposing end of the Mine Tour monitor. An HD Digital microscope with 13” monitor on top of a rotating round table approximately 24” across 8 rock samples. Visitors can rotate the table and stop any of the samples under the microscope and see their sample magnified on the live monitor. The microscope is 1080P and has auto focus. All mounted with custom built steel bracket.

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Section 3 Design Dimensions

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See individual area pages for detail

See individual area pages for detail

Exhibit Concept

R1. Rocks Upper Area

R2. Rocks Lower Area

M1. Minerals Upper Area

M2. Minerals Lower Area

Acrylic Window

Minerology House Flip Amonite

6'-7"

3' -3

/8

2'-1 3/4"2'-8"2'-2 1/4"

Monitor

Acrylic dome

Light Box

1'-6"

Front View: Minerals Side

Acrylic Window

7'-0"

7' -0

6'-7"

2' -1

0" Monitor

Acrylic dome

Light Box

Front View: Rocks Side

1'-6 1/4"

1/

8"

1'-3 3/4" 1'-6 1/2"

3/

4"

1'-9 3/8" 11 7/8"

Monitor

Acrylic dome

Side View

1'-5 1/4"

2'-10 1/2"

3' -8

3' -2

/8

1' -9

/4

2' -6

Monitor

Acrylic dome

Side View

Top/Plan

AmoniteHouse FlipMinerology

8" 6"8"

Monitor

Acrylic dome

Light box depth

6" 8"

8"

Monitor

Acrylic dome

11"

1'-3 3/4"

1' -9

/8

Monitor

Acrylic dome

Light Box

4"

4"

What Am I?

Rocks Forming Plaque

Section 4 Print Graphics

Where Do Rocks Form?

A sthenosphere Lithosphere

Hawaiian Islands

Hot Spot

Continental crust

Oceanic crust

San Andreas Fault

CALIFORNIA NEVADA

Mantle

Melting

Upper Mantle

Sand Dunes

Lakes

Subducting Plate

Magma

Ancient Oceanic Plate

Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

0 20 40 60 kilometers

20 40 miles

Quaternary faults

Quaternary sediments

Quaternary-Tertiary volcanic rocks

Upper Tertiary volcanic rocks

Tertiary sedimentary rocks

Lower Tertiary volcanic rocks

Mesozoic & Tertiary intrusive rocks

Jurassic or Cretaceous igneous and metamorphic complex

Mesozoic sedimentary, volcanic and intrusive rocks

Upper Paleozoic sedimentary and volcanic rocks

Upper Paleozoic carbonate rocks

Lower Paleozoic sedimentary and volcanic rocks

Lower Paleozoic carbonate rocks

Precambrian metamorphic and intrusive rocks

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The Rock Cycle:

Rocks change over time from one type to another

Granite is light colored with visible crystals. It forms when magma cools slowly within the Earth.

Granite is made from the minerals quartz and orthoclase feldspar.

It is commonly used as polished stone in countertops and decorative tile.

Rock

GRANITE

IGNEOUS ROCK

Did you know? Mount Rushmore was carved into mountains made of granite.

Gabbro is dark colored with visible crystals. It forms when magma cools slowly within the Earth.

Gabbro is made from the minerals pyroxene and plagioclase feldspar.

It is commonly used as polished stone in countertops and decorative tiles.

Rock

GABBRO

IGNEOUS ROCK

Did you know? Peridot is a rare dark-green gemstone that can be found in gabbro.

Rhyolite is light colored with few or no visible crystals. It forms when lava cools quickly.

Rhyolite is made of the minerals quartz, sanidine, mica, hornblende and plagioclase feldspar.

It is commonly used as landscape rock.

Rock

RHYOLITE

IGNEOUS ROCK

Did you know? “Rhyolite” is also the name of a historic Nevada ghost town?

Basalt is dark colored with few or no visible crystals. It forms when lava cools quickly at the Earth's surface.

Basalt is made from the minerals plagioclase feldspar and pyroxenes.

It is commonly crushed and used in construction or as landscape rock.

Rock

BASALT

IGNEOUS ROCK

Did you know? The active volcanoes of Mauna Loa and Kilauea in the Hawaiian islands erupt basaltic lavas.

Sandstone is made of sand-sized pieces of minerals, rocks, or organic matter like sea shells. It also contains cementing minerals that “glue” the pieces together.

Quartz is the most common mineral in sandstone.

It is used as decorative tile, or may be crushed into sand for many uses.

Rock

SANDSTONE

SEDIMENTARY ROCK

Did you know? Sandstone often acts as an aquifer – a rock that holds groundwater.

Conglomerate is formed where rocks, sand and mud are deposited by water.

It contains a cementing mineral, such as quartz or calcite, that “glues” the sand and rock fragments together.

Conglomerate has very few uses for people.

Rock

CONGLOMERATE

SEDIMENTARY ROCK

Did you know? A rock that is smooth and round has traveled further than a rock that has sharp edges.

Limestone is made from mud, silt and organic matter, like sea shells, in warm and shallow ocean waters.

It is formed from the mineral calcite.

Limestone is used to make cement for concrete roads, sidewalks and buildings.

It is also used in toothpaste!

Rock

LIMESTONE

SEDIMENTARY ROCK

Did you know? There are many kinds of limestone, including chalk, coquina, fossiliferous, travertine, tufa, and others.

Diatomite is light colored and made from the skeletal remains of algae.

It is full of tiny holes and weighs less than most rocks.

Diatomite is used to filter pool water and beverages, like juices and wine.

It is also used in toothpaste, paper, paint, and as an insecticide.

Rock

DIATOMITE

SEDIMENTARY ROCK

Did you know? Diatoms (algae) produce up to 50% of the oxygen we breathe!

Slate is created when shale or mudstone is changed by heat and pressure in the Earth.

It is made from clay minerals and mica.

Slate is used as roofing and decorative tile in buildings, and as paver stones in landscaping.

Rock

SLATE

METAMORPHIC ROCK

Did you know? Slate was once used as chalkboards in school classrooms.

Gneiss is identified by it’s visible bands of minerals.

It is formed by intense heat and pressure within the Earth.

Gneiss is used as crushed rock in construction, and as decorative tile or countertops.

Rock

GNEISS

METAMORPHIC ROCK

Did you know? Some of the oldest rocks ever found on Earth are gneiss. They are more than 3.5 billion years old!

Marble forms when limestone is changed by heat and pressure in the Earth.

It is made of the mineral calcite and is usually white.

Marble is commonly used as decorative tile and countertops; in cosmetics, paint and paper; and in statues and sculptures.

Rock

MARBLE

METAMORPHIC ROCK

Did you know? Marble is a softer stone that has been used since ancient times to craft sculptures, statues and buildings.

Quartzite forms when sandstone is changed by heat and pressure in the Earth.

It is made of the mineral quartz and is usually white or light grey.

It is commonly used as countertops, decorative tile and landscape rock.

Rock

QUARTZITE

METAMORPHIC ROCK

Did you know? Much of Earth’s quartzite was formed under moutain ranges.

Sedimentary Rock

My name is sandstone!

Igneous rock

My name is basalt!

Metamorphic Rock

My name is gneiss!

Geologists classify rocks based on how they are formed.

- Igneous rocks form from lava.

- Metamorphic rocks form from heat and pressure.

- Sedimentary rocks form from pieces of other rocks.

What Am I?

Follow the clues below to discover if these rocks are igneous, metamorphic or sedimentary.

Clark

Lincoln

Nye

White Pine

Elko

Lander Eureka

Humboldt

Pershing

Churchill

Lyon Douglas

Mineral

Esmeralda

Washoe

Storey

Winnemucca Elko

Tonopah

Ely

Las Vegas

Reno

Carson City

LEGEND

County Borders Cities State Capital.

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Mining in Nevada

Color A mineral’s color can be helpful in identifying it;

however, a mineral’s color may vary. Geologists must use color along with other tests to identify a mineral.

Cleavage and Fracture How a mineral breaks apart can help geologists identify it. A break along a flat plane is called cleavage, whereas an uneven or ridgid crack is called fracture.

MagMin non Magmin

A mineral’s “streak” is the color of its powder when scraped across a porcelain plate. The streak may yield a different color than simply observing a mineral.

Streak

Hardness Testing a mineral’s hardness can help identify it.

Geologists scratch a mineral using common objects or other minerals. The Moh’s hardness scale is then used to determine a mineral’s hardness – the higher the number, the harder the mineral.

Luster Luster is a description of how a mineral interacts with light. When light shines on a mineral it may appear as shiny, dull, greasy, transparent, or in other ways.

Magnetism If a mineral contains iron it may be attracted to a magnet. Some iron minerals are strongly magnetic while others are only weakly magnetic.

Mineralogy Geologists examine the properties of minerals to help identify them.

Pencils •Graphite Light bulbs

•Quartz •Chalcopyrite •Scheelite

Beds •Hematite •Chromite

Roofing Materials •Kaolinite •TalcWindows

•Quartz •Calcite •Borax •Feldspar

Solar Panels •Quartz •Sphalerite •Bauxite •Silver ore

Wind Turbines •Magnesite •Chalcopyrite •Bauxite

Air Conditioner •Chalcopyrite •Bauxite •Galena

Cosmetics •Mica •Bismuth •Barite

Sink and Tub •Feldspar •Pyrolusite

Paint and Stain Colors •Rutile (white) •Limonite (yellow) •Goethite (yellow) •Azurite (blue) •Malachite (green)

Clocks •Pentlandite •Quartz

Kitchen Appliances •Chromite •Pentlandite

Cars •Magnetite •Hematite •Quartz •Calcite

Bicycles •Molybdenite •Dolomite •Graphite •Rutile

Added to Soil •Calcite •Gypsum •Magnesite •Perlite* Television

•Chalcopyrite •Quartz •Silver ore •Gold ore •Magnetite •Pyrrhotite

Sofa •Sulfur •Sphalerite

Drywall •Gypsum

Faucets •Bauxite •Chalcopyrite

Tiles •Kaolinite •Feldspar

Toothpaste •Trona •Fluorite

•Calcite •Feldspar

•Sphalerite •Molybdenite •Bastnäsite

We Use Minerals Everyday!Americans use over 3-million pounds of mined materials in their lifetime.

Explore just some of the minerals we use everyday.

Jewelry •Gold ore •Silver ore •Turquoise •Garnet •Opal*

Batteries •Lithium ore •Cobalt ore •Nickel ore •Vanadinite

Computers •Chalcopyrite •Bastnäsite

•Galena •Quartz

•Gold ore •Silver ore

Flavoring •HaliteInsecticide

•Diatomite*

* not a mineral but a rock or mineraloid

D.

Weathering and erosion wears away the top layers of rock to expose the fossil.

The making of an ammonite fossil

FROM ANIMAL TO MINERAL

C.

After millions of years, movement in the Earth’s crust moves the layer of rocks containing the fossil upward to form mountains.

B.

More and more sediment covers the shell. The shell is replaced by minerals like quartz or pyrite as the shell dissolves.

Ammonites are one of the most widely recognized fossils.

Before their extinction 65 million years ago, these cephalopods swam in the ancient seas. They are related to and resemble the nautilus. Other modern relatives are octopus and squid.

The most common type of fossilization is called permineralization. After a shell is buried in sediment, mineral-rich water deposits minerals like calcite, iron, or silica into spaces of the shell and makes a fossil.

Sometimes the original shell dissolves away, leaving behind an empty space in the shape of the shell. This depression is called a mold. That space is then filled in with other sediments to form a matching cast in the shape of the original animal. Many ammonites are found as molds and casts because their shells dissolve easily.

A.

An ammonite dies and falls to the bottom of the sea and is covered by sediment.

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X MOUNTED AMMONITE FOSSIL X

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