Studying Rocks & Minerals

If you are interested in studying rocks and minerals further here are a bunch of websites and videos to get you started. Have fun!

The Dynamic Earth
Information on gems and minerals, with maps, close-up photos and slideshows. (Click on "Multimedia Version", then on "Gems and Minerals" or "GeoGallery".)

Virtual Quarry Interactive
View rock samples with a virtual microscope then see fossils found in limestone. (Click on "Young Geologist" to see the fossils.)

Rock Hounds
Slide show on how to collect rocks safely, with online quizzes. (Click on "Rock Hound Collection Safety" and to test your knowledge of rocks, click on "Discover Earth's Treasures".)

Earth Our World in Motion
A fun introduction to Earth science, with lots of ideas for things to do.

Mineral Matters
Games to test your mineral knowledge, and useful information on starting a collection. (Click on "Mine Games".)

Geo Mysteries
Find out more about rocks by solving some "geomysteries".

Tour the rock cycle
Join Rocky on his amazing journey around the rock cycle.

Rocky's rock cycle games
Test your knowledge of the rock cycle with fun games.

Geologic Time
Find out more about the different periods of geologic time.

Hillman Hall of Minerals and Gems.
Carnegie Musuem of Natural History's Collection

Mineral and Gemstone Kingdom (click on "Gallery").
Minerals A-Z, Gallery, etc

Bill Nye the Science Guy- Rocks & Soils Videos
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3