Rocks and Minerals Websites
 
Web Address Description of Site
http://www.canadianrockhound.com/
junior/index.html		 This site has a great variety of information about rocks, fossils, mining, and geology.
http://www.rocks-and-minerals.com/ This site is organized around questions about rocks and minerals.  It also has information about how they are used.
http://library.thinkquest.org/J002289 This site was put together by 5th and 6th graders who love rocks.  Thinkquest teams create website and submit them for prizes.  This is certainly worth viewing.  There are examples of common rocks.
http://www.fi.edu/fellows/
payton/rocks/index2.html		 This page also gives much information about rocks, how they are formed, and also includes some photographs.
http://www.childrensmuseum.org/
geomysteries/index2.html		 This site comes from the Children's Museum in Indianapolis.  It is wonderfully animated and contains great information.  Must use the Back button on the browser to go back to home page.
http://www.johnbetts-http://www.johnbetts-fineminerals.com/jhbnyc/bestgall.htm Great photographs of minerals and rocks, but this site is a commercial site and sells minerals.

The district is not responsible for links found outside this page.
Compiled by B. Jones  Revise date: September 11, 2006