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website on
Rock Collecting
ABOUT SCIENCEMASTER
ScienceMaster is a website formed in 1997 with
the aim of stimulating an interest in science among young people. It provides
articles, sound clips of audio interviews, and images from the NASA and USGS
archives.
ScienceMaster contains an illustrated section on rock collecting, the text of
which is provided by the US Geological Survey. The main topics covered are:
Rocks Tell the Story of the Earth, Types of Rocks (igneous, sedimentary, and
metamorphic), Starting a Collection, Identifying Rocks, Where to Find Rocks,
Collecting Equipment, Housing and Enlarging a Collection, and Hints for Rock
Collectors.
Hints for Rock Collectors include the need to label specimens as they are
collected, trimming of rocks, asking permission to collect rocks on private
property, and not collecting rocks in national parks or monuments or State parks.