Re: Preliminary: Rocks and Minerals
Posted: July 25th, 2011, 2:56 pm
Yeah then it would be rigged towards those who visit the station early.
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There are 17 pages of discussion and a wiki page to answer your question. Please read them!fossilgirl13 wrote:So, is Rocks and Minerals going to be like fossils-- in the sense that there will be a binder, field guide, and identification? In that case, does anyone know any good field guides? I have the audobon one, but I'm not sure it's the best one out there...
Thank you kindly for that information, I had no idea that these resources existed.Kokonilly wrote:There are 17 pages of discussion and a wiki page to answer your question. Please read them!fossilgirl13 wrote:So, is Rocks and Minerals going to be like fossils-- in the sense that there will be a binder, field guide, and identification? In that case, does anyone know any good field guides? I have the audobon one, but I'm not sure it's the best one out there...
Here Here! Every single competition that I've competed in doing R&M has provided HCl at some point. However, it really was annoying seeing the samples DRENCHED in acid. I don't know why it gets to me, I guess it's just a pet peeve >.<gneissisnice wrote:
Really? Because I've DEFINITELY been to competitions where there was HCl provided at certain stations.
Honestly, the field guides are much better for information, but it's true - there aren't many strong rock-oriented websites. Wikipedia is a start for many, but often doesn't go in depth.XXGeneration wrote:Does anyone know any websites for the rocks half of the list? I've been using minerals.net for the minerals section, but it doesn't include pages about rocks.
The best one I could find was one for igneous rocks, but I agree with Quizbowl that field guides will have more info. I highly recommend Simon and Schuster's.XXGeneration wrote:Does anyone know any websites for the rocks half of the list? I've been using minerals.net for the minerals section, but it doesn't include pages about rocks.
Thank you; after I posted this I went and asked my brother who did rocks and minerals way in the past, and he gave me his old audubon field guide.PacificGoldenPlover wrote:The best one I could find was one for igneous rocks, but I agree with Quizbowl that field guides will have more info. I highly recommend Simon and Schuster's.XXGeneration wrote:Does anyone know any websites for the rocks half of the list? I've been using minerals.net for the minerals section, but it doesn't include pages about rocks.
http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/LivingWith/Vo ... rocks.html