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During our walk from Heads of Ayr to Dunure we looked at some rocks and minerals.

Two of the minerals we looked at were Agate and Jasper.

Agate, when broken up, had colourful rings on the inside.

Jasper is Man U red in colour.

When polished up and if there are no cracks, these semi-precious stones can be made into jewellery.

We also looked at 3 types of granite. The Ailsa Craig Granite is a blue speckled colour.

The Arran Granite is black and white with big white crystals.

Finally the Loch Doon Granite is red, black and white. None of these stones are precious.

All through your life you use rocks and rock components. From the time you are born, you may be christened in a stone font, and when you die you may have a stone headstone.

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