Links to Find More Information on Rocks and Minerals:
This is a wonderful site for teachers and students.
Teachers can get free teaching aids to use on their classrooms! The Mineral Information
Institute:
http://www.mii.org/
Excellent
listing with characteristics and photos of
minerals. Good source to use in identifing rocks for your
collection:
http://www.galleries.com/minerals/byname.htm
Great detailed information on volcaneos:
http://volcano.und.edu/vw.html
Smithsonian
Gem and Mineral Display:
http://galaxy.einet.net/images/gems/gems-icons.html
Introduction
to Historical Geology,
Document created by: Pamela J. W. Gore, DeKalb College,
Clarkston, GA: http://www.dc.peachnet.edu/~pgore/geology/geo102/introa.htm
You can ask a real geologist about any questions you have on the
subject.
U.S.
Geological Survey
http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/docs/ask-a-ge.html
Geology
and Geologic Time:
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibit/geology.html
Learn about the Austrailian
Gold Rush:
http://www.agso.gov.au/education/goldrush/goldrush.html
Ruby Falls:
http://www.rubyfalls.com/
Stone
Mountain:
http://www.stonemountainpark.org/general/index.html
ThinkQuest
Junior Information
http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org