Minerals & Rocks Links

 

Alphabetical listing of minerals--click on the mineral's name, then 
you will be given a lot of information about that mineral.
http://mineral.galleries.com/minerals/byname.htm

 

Information about physical properties of minerals (luster, hardness, 
etc)
http://mineral.galleries.com/minerals/physical.htm

 

Multiple Choice minerals game
http://www.quia.com/mc/462395.html

 

Rocks multiple choice game
http://www.quia.com/mc/65531.html

 

Rocks--lots of good information (organized into links)
http://www.rocksforkids.com/RFK/TableofContents.html

 

Images
http://www.theimage.com/

Websites to look at:

Good tutorial: http://www.fi.edu/fellows/payton/rocks/create/

 

Other good websites:

Rocks: http://www.fi.edu/fellows/fellow1/oct98/expert/index.html

ID your rock:

http://www.lethsd.ab.ca/mmh/grade3c/Gr3Web/rocks_miner/indentify_rocks/identify_rocks1.htm

Rock ID: http://www.rockhounds.com/rockshop/rockkey/index.html#types

Rocks: http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/investigations/es0602/es0602page01.cfm

 

Ign. Rock Tutorial: http://seis.natsci.csulb.edu/basicgeo/IGNEOUS_TOUR.html

 

Sed Rock Tutorial: http://seis.natsci.csulb.edu/bperry/Sedimentary%20Rocks%20Tour/introduction_to_sedimentary_rocks.htm

 

Met Rock Tutorial: http://seis.natsci.csulb.edu/bperry/metarock/HOMEPAGE.htm

 

Rocks/mineral game: http://www.fi.edu/fellows/payton/rocks/quiz/index.html

 

Good tutorial site: http://www.cdli.ca/CITE/rock.htm