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Transporting Specimens. The number of specimens destroyed or damaged in the course of the journey home can be disappointingly large. ...

Where to look. In many countries, guidebooks are available that give precise directions to localities where collectors can find rocks,...

The world of rocks, minerals, gems and fossils offer virtually endless possibilities for the hobbyist. Only a very small amount of...

Plate Tectonics. The term "tectonics" refers to the building and movements of the Earth's crust. According the concept of plate...

One of the most conspicuous features of the Earth's surface is it's division into continents and ocean basins. Both the oceanic and the...

Core, Mantle and Crust. The Earth has three distinct layers: a core, consisting of a solid inner core and a fluid outer core, which...

The rocks and minerals we observe on the Earth today are the result of an ongoing series of processes that began with the initial...

Our solar system consists of the Sun, planets, moons asteroids, comets and assorted other debris left over from its formation. The solar...

Hi Guys, Starting this new series of blogs, we are going to be taking a closer look at geology... more specifically, different types of...