Rock hound skills, games and challenges!Find, identify and collect rocks & fossils

like a real geologist!

Ages 8+

Guide

Learn to be arock hound!

Diggin’ Geology!

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Peacock Ore Pyrite (Fool’s Gold)

AmethystAmazonite Aqua Marine

ChrysophraseCarnelian Citrine Point

Green JadeGreen Aventurine Green Quartz

Orange Calcite

SodaliteSmokey Quartz

Zebradorite

Tiger Eye

Autumn RedArabic Stone Blood Stone

Crocodile JasperCrazy Lace Agate Dalmation Jasper

LabradoriteHoney Calcite Moonstone

Quarts with TourmalineQuartz Red Jasper

Tree AgateTourmaline Yellow Jasper

RARE SPECIMENS!

Blue CalciteBlue Apatite Blue Quartz

FluoriteEmerald Calcite Garnet

Natural AgateMoss Agate Ocean Jasper

Rough CitrineRose Quartz Serpentine

Crystal Point Emerald

Ruby Ruby Zoisite

TRY TO COLLECT ALL 47 SPECIMENS

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GEMSTONES & MINERALS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

LEARN TO BE A ROCK HOUND!Dig this, rock hounds! Learn to be an expert rock collector, using a real geologist’s rock pick and hammer! You get everything you need to unearth rocks and examine them closely. Impress your friends as you use the magnifier and guide to help identify your rock discoveries. Use the sifting tray to reveal hidden gemstones and genuine artifacts. Then showcase your finds in a collector’s case with space for recording rock names and descriptions. Who’s a rock star now?SIFT FOR TREASURES: Your kit contains both a sifting tray and a two-pound bag of mining ore. Pour the bag of mining ore through the sifter and you will uncover a genuine fossil, and four to five ounces of gemstones and minerals.

• To get started dump the mining ore contents onto the tray.

• Note: The mining ore can be sifted with or without water. Gently shake the tray back and forth until the mining ore has been sifted.

• Take the remaining stones and wash them off. COLLECT ‘EM: Examine your gemstone finds with a magnifier. Use the guide and additional information to help identify your specimens. Then use the Collectors Display case and tray ID card sheet to keep track of what the specimen is and where you found it. DIG ‘EM: You now have a few nice specimens to start your collection. But there are many more rocks and minerals to collect and learn about. To get started, here are a few things to know before you go out collecting:

• Make sure it is legal to collect in your area. (National Parks and many state parks do not allow it).

• Keep your rock samples small as they are easier to carry and they will fit in your case better.

• Always have an adult with you when you go out to find rocks.

SUGGESTED GEAR:• Collection box with tray card. • Pocket magnifier to see rocks up

close. • Safety glasses to protect your eyes.• Geologist’s hammer for pulling

rocks out of hillsides and breaking them open.

• Optional: a small notebook and pencil to record where you find a sample.

• Optional: gloves to protect your hands.• Optional: small day pack

GETTING STARTED:Visit some businesses that sell building stone or counter tops or ones that make or sell landscaping materials. They might have small scraps of marble, granite, sandstone, limestone, shale, slate or other types of rocks. Or you might want to go look for minerals in gravel, road cuts, diggings, in the mountains, hills, and stream beds and banks. Do not go to old mines and quarries as they can be very dangerous. Also remember, when in doubt ask for permission.WHAT TO DO ONCE YOU FIND A STONE:

• Use the hammer to break open a fresh surface.• Study the rock’s texture under a magnifier and note the color, luster

and look for existence of crystals or other types of inclusions.THE FOLLOWING CLUE TESTS CAN HELP IDENTIFY MINERALS.

• Color Clue: Scratch the color with a piece of porcelain, i.e., a broken plate to see if a color appears.

• Light Test Clue: Shine a light at a stone and see if there is a reflection. Is the reflection shiny, dull or even dirty/greasy looking?

• Break Test Clue: Does the rock break, split or turn into powder? Does it split into layers, or even break into crystals?

• Limestone Clue: Drop a small amount of vinegar onto specimen. If it bubbles it contains limestone.

• Cleavage Clue: How does it split or break up? Does it turn into powder? Split layers? If it breaks into crystals, how many sides does a crystal have?

THREE KINDS OF ROCKAll rocks belong to one of the three main groups making up the earth’s crust: igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks.

1. IGNEOUS ROCKSIgneous rocks are made from the cooling of magma or lava. Magma is the molten material that flows under the earth’s surface. When a liquid cools to a solid, the substance is said to have crystallized. This means as magma cools, the elements in the magma form solid bonds with their neighbors in a repetitive pattern. Most U.S. mountain ranges are made of igneous rocks and are granite. Other igneous rocks formed under earth’s surface include basalt and obsidian.

2. SEDIMENTARY ROCKSSedimentary rocks are formed from the broken down pieces of other rocks or debris cemented together by intense pressure and minerals. Over time water, wind, heat, and ice wear the rock down causing it to fall apart. The weathered bits of rock are carried by the streams or rivers until they cannot move anymore and form a big pile called sediments. Sediments are usually classified by size: gravel is the biggest, then sand and mud. Silt is the smallest.

3. METAMORPHIC ROCKSMetamorphic rocks form deep within the Earth when heat and pressure are applied to either igneous rocks or sedimentary rocks. The heat and pressure cook the rocks, changing their structure substantially. The rocks are partially melted and the chemicals within them are rearranged so that the final rock is very different from the original rock. The final state of a metamorphic rock depends on the amount of pressure and heat the rock was subjected to. For example, sedimentary limestone becomes marble; sedimentary sandstone turns into quartzite.

AmberAssorted Sharks Teeth Ammonite

Fish VertebraeDevil’s Toenail Florida Fossil Stone

Offshore CoralOrthoceras Oyster

Sea UrchinSea Clam Sea Urchin Spine

TurritellaSponge Whale Bone

RARE SPECIMENS!

BlastoidBranch Coral Crinoid Stem (Sea Lilly)

GastropodFossilized Lime Stone Horn Coral

Round CoralPetrified Wood Sand Shark

15,000 TO 340,000 YEARS OLD COLLET ALL 30 FOSSILS!

Coprolite (Dino Poop)Snail Dinosaur Bone

Moroccan TrilobiteWooly Mammoth Bone U.S Trilobite

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FOSSILS CAN YOU COLLECT