Rock Hounds

Tools, rules and everything you need to become a rock "hound." Animations, demonstrations, quizzes and puzzels about Sedimentary, Metamorphic and Igneous rocks.

Mineral Information for Students

Learn about the importance of our natural resources.

• Mineral Photographs
• Common Minerals and their uses
• Elements and their role in plant and animal life

Mineralogy 4 Kids "Rockin" Internet Site

Learn about mineral groups, the rock cycle, or Ask-a-Mineralologist your "rocky" question on the Mineralogical Society of America's site for kids.

North Carolina Geological Survey

Geology and mineral resources of the State of North Carolina. Includes answers to questions about Mineral Resources in North Carolina. Check out the Geological Map of North Carolina!

USGS Rocks and Images

The three rock groups: igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks, and information about collecting rocks. These links really rock!