How rocks are named and described
A collection in progress
- Geology Concepts by Dave Woolley, Geologist
- Classifying Rocks
- Atlas of Rocks, Minerals, and Textures
- What are the properties for classifying rocks? and more
- If above is not working try the Archive Sites links: properties for classifying rocks? and more
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- How are rocks formed?
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- Edible Rock Recipes: eat some rocks, by Kathy Rector, Hening Elementary - Grade 4 Science
- Volcano World 3.0 with lessons, pictures, games, and information.
- Igneous/Sedimentary/Metamorphic Rock Info University of British Columbia
- The Rock Cycle @ Classroom of the Future - Wheeling Jesuit University
- The Rock Cycle @ rocksandminerals.com
- The
Rock Cycle @ Mineralogical Society of America
- Virtual Geology
Museum @ Cochise College
- dedicated to the enjoyment of the wonders of geology. The museum is
housed in the invisible and mysterious world of the Internet.
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- Alphabetical
List
of
Metamorphic
Rocks
- Metamorphic
Rock
Classification
Textures of Metamorphic Rocks - Tectonic Rock Cycle
- Geologic Evolution of the Mid-Atlantic
- An Introduction to Sedimentary Rocks
- An Introduction to Igneous Rocks
- A Very Simple Metamorphic Classification
- Metamorphic Rocks links for mineralogists at Archive Site -original link discontinued..
- rock identification table
- lesson plans on rocks
- Pictures
of
Igneous
Rocks
from
Geology.com
- Classification of Igneous Rocks
- Identification Table for Igneous Rocks
- What Igneous Rocks Textures Tell Us by Classzone
- Purchase an Igneous Rock Collection
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Pictures of Sedimentary Rocks
How to Identify Sedimentary Rocks
Sedimentary Rock Lesson Plan by mysciencebox.com
Pictures of Metamorphic Rocks
How to Identify Metamorphic Rocks
Metaphoric Lesson Plan by Geology Online
Pictures of Minerals from Mineral Information Institute
How to Classify Minerals
How to Identify Minerals
Unit Lesson Plans on Minerals
Educational Websites
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Earth Fact Sheet - http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/earthfact.html
Basic earth statistics from the NSSDC.
"Mineralogy and Petrology Research on the Web"