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- May 31st, 2013, 1:10 am
- Forum: 2013 Invitationals, Regionals, and States
- Topic: Texas 2013
- Replies: 261
- Views: 58289
Re: Texas 2013
Any likelihood of Storm the Castle coming back as a repeat Texas trial event? (As WGYN was repeated these past years) What do they actually base picking trial events on? (arbitrary?) Do you think they'd actually get rid of trial events because of how they affected the Texas results and ultimately T...
- November 21st, 2012, 8:56 pm
- Forum: 2013 Study Events
- Topic: Rocks & Minerals B/C
- Replies: 116
- Views: 43097
Re: Rocks & Minerals B/C
Hi I'm new here, and I competed in my state meet last year, and there were questions about shapes of the minerals (like conical, etc) that really threw my teammate and I. Does anyone have any suggestions as to where I can find resources for this type of question? Thanks! *ps I know what the words m...
- April 15th, 2012, 11:06 pm
- Forum: 2012 Nationals
- Topic: People Going to Nationals
- Replies: 69
- Views: 48996
Re: People Going to Nationals
Mimsie (Seven Lakes High School, Texas): Chem Lab, Forensics, Rocks and Minerals, Sounds of Music
- December 9th, 2011, 3:17 pm
- Forum: 2012 Study Events
- Topic: Rocks and Minerals Question Marathon
- Replies: 888
- Views: 150151
- December 6th, 2011, 11:42 pm
- Forum: General Competition
- Topic: Leading the team?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2072
Re: Leading the team?
As someone who has been competing for 5 years and started a team in division C, here is what I suggest. 1. Make sure you have lots of back-up competitors 2. Attend invitationals if at all possible. 3. FUND RAISE FUND RAISE FUND RAISE!!! As for practices, it is the quality of your team members that d...
- December 6th, 2011, 3:27 pm
- Forum: 2012 Study Events
- Topic: Rocks and Minerals Question Marathon
- Replies: 888
- Views: 150151
Re: Rocks and Minerals Question Marathon
Satin-Spar Gypsum, you can tell by the column looking structure of the crystal and the shiny sheen to it.
- December 5th, 2011, 8:15 am
- Forum: 2012 Nationals
- Topic: Will/Did You Make It to Nationals?
- Replies: 164
- Views: 49795
Re: Will You Make It to Nationals?
mmm... nope! I think its too hypothetical... too many variables and not exactly fair not to mention complicated and the system we have now works just fine! I am however aware that you mean this to be hypothetical, and i think it should stay that way... :) as for will my team make it to nationals?? ...
- November 10th, 2011, 5:57 pm
- Forum: 2012 Study Events
- Topic: Rocks and Minerals Question Marathon
- Replies: 888
- Views: 150151
Re: Rocks and Minerals Question Marathon
Correct.tuftedtitmouse12 wrote:magnetite
Fe2+Fe3+2O4
black
no cleavage, but octahedral parting can be found on some
- November 9th, 2011, 7:00 pm
- Forum: 2012 Study Events
- Topic: Rocks and Minerals Question Marathon
- Replies: 888
- Views: 150151
Re: Rocks and Minerals Question Marathon
I apologize.
- November 9th, 2011, 6:32 pm
- Forum: 2012 Study Events
- Topic: Rocks and Minerals Question Marathon
- Replies: 888
- Views: 150151
Re: Rocks and Minerals Question Marathon
[img]http://webmineral.com/specimens/photos/Magnetite.jpg[/img] 1. Name this Mineral 2. Give its chemical formula. 3. What is the streak color? 4. What is its cleavage?