The Rock Cycle Kit™ is Mini Me Geology’s newest kit which has 20 great samples of rocks and minerals. You will enjoy 5 minerals, 5 igneous rocks, 5 metamorphic rocks and 5 sedimentary rocks and a CD book full of information about how the rock cycle is constantly in motion.
Filed under: Minerals, Rocks on August 17th, 2011 | No Comments »
Salt is a common evaporite mineral that exists around the world and is often called halite or rock salt. The mineral is very soft in relation to other minerals and can form nice crystal shapes.
Filed under: Geology / Earth Science, Minerals on June 17th, 2011 | 1 Comment »
We are adding new rocks and minerals to our site every day this week. Up first is Dolomite!
Dolomite is a soft mineral of many colors. The mineral forms in ocean setting and hydrothermal veins
and is also associated with metamorphic rocks
Filed under: Geology / Earth Science, Minerals on April 25th, 2011 | No Comments »
Diamond is the hardest mineral, being a 10 on the Mohs hardness scale. Diamonds are found in igneous rocks called Kimberlites, which are formed deep underground (between 90 and 280 miles below the surface of the Earth). This photo shows cores of kimberlite rock from a drilling event. Rock cores are stored in core boxes for examination.
Filed under: Geology / Earth Science, Minerals, Rocks on April 7th, 2011 | No Comments »
Opal is a hydrous silicate that forms as a precipitate or a replacement of the skeletons of marine organisms.
Filed under: Geology / Earth Science, Minerals on March 25th, 2011 | No Comments »
We are excited to offer the mineral biotite on our website now. Biotite is a common mica mineral that is black to brownish-black in color.
Filed under: Geology / Earth Science, Minerals on March 9th, 2011 | No Comments »
During February you can enjoy 15% off of our best kits for elementary-aged children. Each kit has 6 or 7 samples, a hand magnifier, and a CD with 30 pages of geology fun.
Filed under: Geology / Earth Science, Minerals, Rocks on February 17th, 2011 | No Comments »
Sulfur is a bright yellow to yellowish-brown, soft mineral being only a 1.5 to 2.5 on the Mohs hardness scale.
Filed under: Geology / Earth Science, Minerals on February 10th, 2011 | No Comments »
Amethyst is the purple form of the mineral quartz. Fairly hard, amethyst is a 7 on the Mohs hardness scale. Amethyst is always purple and has a shiny appearance.
Filed under: Geology / Earth Science, Jewelry & Home, Minerals on January 10th, 2011 | No Comments »
Our end of the year sale is on at Mini Me Geology. Save 50% on all jewelry and home accents. Quantities are limited so order early.
Filed under: Geology / Earth Science, Jewelry & Home, Minerals, Rocks, Uncategorized on December 19th, 2010 | No Comments »
