Rock Identification
Rock identification is an exciting path to pursue for genuine rock hounds. Children, in particular, can be fascinated for hours searching through rock piles with a picture book in hand.
Regardless of age, those bitten with the "rock" bug are called rockhounds. One of the challenges faced by rockhounds is to locate a thorough source to identify the interesting rocks they discover. Here are two websites you might find useful where you can get help identifying rocks. Try http://geology.about.com/library/bl/blrockident_tables.htm or http://www.rockhounds.com/rockshop/rockkey/
Posted by clmankowski on 8/26/2009
What others are suggesting
|
The Rock Identification Keyby Don Peck ... Rock Key Table of Contents ... The Rock Key...
|
|
These tables will help you identify almost any rock you're likely to find. Read How to Look at a Rock for help with your observations. ... Rock Picture Gallery | Photos of Rocks Rock Identification Tables About Igneous Rocks Mineral Picture Gallery About Sedimentary Rocks...
|
|
GeoMan's Mineral and Rock Charts ... Rock Summary | Igneous | Sedimentary | Metamorphic ... Rock Identification Charts...
|
|
General Rock Type ... Rock Name ... Dirty w/rock fragments & clay...
|
|
Mineral Identification ... It is not easy to tell the difference between rocks & minerals because there are so many kinds of them. It takes years of study to be able to accurately identify a mystery rock and even then rockhounds want to know where the specimen came from.
|
|
Find out where you can get more rocks, look at some super pictures of rocks, learn how to identify the rocks you already have and discover neat things you can do with rocks. Don't worry if you don't have a rock collection.
|
|
Igneous Rock Identification; Nature's Fiery Cauldron ... Igneous rocks are formed from the solidification of magma, which is a hot (600 deg.C - 1300 deg.C, or 1100 deg. - 2400 deg. F) molten or partially molten rock material. The Earth is composed predominantly of a large mass of igneous rock with a very thin covering...
|
|
Rocks are classified according to how they formed. In most cases, we don't see a rock during its formation, so we rely on rocks’ observable clues to infer their formations. Two clues that indicate a ... ! Before you start, you'll need a rock sample in your hands. To begin using the rock identification key:
|
|
Read each question on the left below, and answer it for your specific rock sample. ... 3. Click "yes" on the statement that best describes your sample. Continue choosing the best statement to describe your sample until you reach the rock name.
|
|
|
Can't find what you're looking for? Suggest a link.
Copyright © 2009, Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
Related Topics for
Rock Identification
Definition of
This binocular preview is a sneak peek of the Web page behind this search result. If the image says "Site Home Page" we are showing you a preview of the website's home page because we still have to update our binocular system with the particular page from your search result. The text at the bottom of the preview gives you more details, such as:
- Whether the page requires plug-ins such as Flash
- Whether the page will "pop up" additional windows upon loading
- How much data you'll have to download to view the complete page
- How long it should take for you to download the full page, based on a 56 kb/s dial-up Internet connection
