Today is the last day to order with standard shipping for holiday delivery. Order by midnight tonight and your order will be shipped tomorrow, Saturday. Shop now at www.MiniMeGeology.com.
Filed under: Geology / Earth Science, Minerals, Rocks on December 18th, 2009 | No Comments »
Discover some of the Earth’s most magnificent rocks in this Igneous rock collection. Fifteen amazing samples will give you a sneak peek into both intrusive and extrusive rocks. Each rock comes with an identification card which includes a photo and fun rock facts. Try to identify each rock using the hand magnifier and information cards. If you need a hint, the name of each rock is beneath the foam padding.
Filed under: Geology / Earth Science, Minerals, Rocks on December 11th, 2009 | No Comments »
Get all 6 Rock Detectives kits for the price of 5 when you buy the full set. Each kit comes complete with six or 7 cool rock or mineral samples, a hand magnifier and a CD with 30 pages of rock and mineral information, sample identification activities, puzzles, coloring pages, and experiments. Other fun activities on the CD include creating your own adventure story, making a personal geologist’s field notebook and your very own rock collection box!
Filed under: Geology / Earth Science, Minerals, Rocks on December 9th, 2009 | No Comments »
I love metamorphic rocks. To think that each of these rocks once was a different rock and just because of some really high heat and squeezing, they became something new is really cool! Here are some details on our My Rockin’ Collection Metamorphic Rocks kit. I think you’ll agree that these rocks are cool.
Filed under: Geology / Earth Science, Rocks on December 5th, 2009 | No Comments »
Here is another great question we received through our Ask-a-Geologist email. Question: What grains are in conglomerate rocks?
Filed under: Geology / Earth Science, Rocks on December 3rd, 2009 | No Comments »
This unique mineral is often called TV Stone or TV Rock because of its fiber optic properties. Place a sample on a picture or text and watch the image transmit from beneath the mineral to the top. Ulexite is composed is white, silky fibers and is very soft.
Filed under: Geology / Earth Science, Minerals, Rocks on December 1st, 2009 | No Comments »
