Saturday, October 8, 2011

Montana rocks!


A Montana kid collected and identified these rocks-- over 60 years ago!  Rock collecting is still fun and fascinating.

Rocks in this collection include copper sulfide, calcite, calcite crystals, and claystone.
Do you know which rock is which?
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2. (side view)
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Explore Earth Sciences with Montana Tech.

Gems, rocks, volcanoes & meteorites from the Smithsonian. 

The rocks in the photos above are   1.Calcite  2.Calcite crystals  3.Claystone  4.Copper sulfide 

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