Rocks and mineral identification

The Green team has been meeting to identify some rock and mineral samples for the Science dept.

FUN!

Here are some links to help us:

Identifying common rocks...
indentify rocks
Rock hounds
Rock hounds
Identifying rocks (igneous, metamorphic, sedimentary)
about rocks
Igneous rocks
Volcano rocks

All about rock identification




Rocks for kids

MINERALS

A mineral is the same all the way through. That is one reason we speak of
a sample or a specimen rather than a rock.
There are about 3000 known minerals on earth.
All rocks are made up of 2 or more of these minerals.

Mineral town


from the earth...these rocks and minerals are pretty cool!