Rocks & Minerals B/C

[ScottMaurer19]

yeah i like that site
i also use http://www.minerals.net

Just don't go onto Google Image Search to find images - It's a common mistake that people tend to make when they start their binder, and ends up a binder full of pictures that aren't as relevant as were expected

Google Images works if you know what you're doing. If you're a complete beginner, don't use Google search. They'll often return, to my eternal dismay, promotional products and "crystal healing" <redacted>, and that becomes a pitfall for beginners.

Don't trust the pictures of "selenite" one google images. Half of them are satin-spar.

[arv101]

Thanks for the websites but their mostly minerals and I am doing rocks, do you guys know any trustable websites for rocks.

Also, are their any good kits that have all of the rocks and minerals on the soinc website because I feel that actually touching and looking at the rocks will help me.

[pb5754]

Thanks for the websites but their mostly minerals and I am doing rocks, do you guys know any trustable websites for rocks.

Also, are their any good kits that have all of the rocks and minerals on the soinc website because I feel that actually touching and looking at the rocks will help me.

i like http://www.geology.com
if u want a kit i believe u can buy one of the ward's science olympiad kits from soinc

[Kyanite]

Thanks for the websites but their mostly minerals and I am doing rocks, do you guys know any trustable websites for rocks.

Also, are their any good kits that have all of the rocks and minerals on the soinc website because I feel that actually touching and looking at the rocks will help me.

To be honest buying the kits offline are somewhat helpful but at the same time you cant just look at the specimens they give you, often times they are just the cheap versions of the mineral and often look nothing like its common variations.

[whythelongface]

Thanks for the websites but their mostly minerals and I am doing rocks, do you guys know any trustable websites for rocks.

Also, are their any good kits that have all of the rocks and minerals on the soinc website because I feel that actually touching and looking at the rocks will help me.

i like http://www.geology.com
if u want a kit i believe u can buy one of the ward's science olympiad kits from soinc

www.geology.com isn't the best source, as it's kind of simplified and it puts everything in layman's terms. For easier tests this is fine, but ideally, you should use www.mindat.org.

[dxu46]

Thanks for the websites but their mostly minerals and I am doing rocks, do you guys know any trustable websites for rocks.

Also, are their any good kits that have all of the rocks and minerals on the soinc website because I feel that actually touching and looking at the rocks will help me.

i like http://www.geology.com
if u want a kit i believe u can buy one of the ward's science olympiad kits from soinc

http://www.geology.com isn't the best source, as it's kind of simplified and it puts everything in layman's terms. For easier tests this is fine, but ideally, you should use http://www.mindat.org.

I wouldn't say that mindat.org is the best site for everything, but combined with minerals.net and webmineral.com it surely is good. It lacks some info, but it has some really strong information.

[pb5754]

Thanks for the websites but their mostly minerals and I am doing rocks, do you guys know any trustable websites for rocks.

Also, are their any good kits that have all of the rocks and minerals on the soinc website because I feel that actually touching and looking at the rocks will help me.

i like http://www.geology.com
if u want a kit i believe u can buy one of the ward's science olympiad kits from soinc

http://www.geology.com isn't the best source, as it's kind of simplified and it puts everything in layman's terms. For easier tests this is fine, but ideally, you should use http://www.mindat.org.

wait http://www.mindat.org has rocks????!!! why/how did i not see that before????

[arv101]

Thanks, does anyone know any good websites for just rocks (specifically rocks)?

[Kyanite]

Thanks, does anyone know any good websites for just rocks (specifically rocks)?

Not really, use multiple sources to get a total fact page for rocks.

[ScottMaurer19]

Thanks, does anyone know any good websites for just rocks (specifically rocks)?

Not really, use multiple sources to get a total fact page for rocks.

Copy and paste wikipedia, edit the extra/incorrect information out, and supplement from other sources.