Mini Me Geology Blog

November’s birthstone is topaz.

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Mini Me Geology is featured in the November 2008 issue of Rock & Gem Magazine.

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Sedimentary rocks are formed when sand, small pieces of rock, or mud are deposited as layers of sediment. These layers of sediment are pressed together over a long period of time and form a sedimentary rock from the pressure and cementation process.

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Mini Me Geology’s mineral kit was featured on the NeatoStuff.com shopping blog!

Filed under: earth science, geology, minerals, rocks on September 15th, 2008 | No Comments »

Garnet Schist is a beautiful gray, silvery or brown colored metamorphic rock which shiny mica layers and an abundance of well-formed garnet crystals.  Garnet schist is the same rock as a mica schist with the exception of the inclusion of the garnets (too cool!).  The original rock type is typically a clayey rock with some […]

Filed under: earth science, geology, minerals, rocks on September 7th, 2008 | No Comments »

Weathering experiment for kids interested in geology. Using moistened clay, create cracks in the clay through freezing which mimick the effects of weathering on rocks.

Filed under: earth science, geology on August 18th, 2008 | No Comments »

Science education sometimes takes a back seat with the push of reading and math being so strong.  But, science is a part of our daily life.  Everything we do and deal with in life is science from cooking, playing ball, growing a garden and understanding how technologies work to watching a rain storm.  Understanding science […]

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