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We are currently investigating the creation of a website called "What rock is this"

The purpose of this site would be to allow all user of it, whether a School child, Amateur collector, or Professional to simply enter the colour of a Rock, Stone, or Gem into the data base and see a library of pictures and descriptions matching their chosen colour. Schools Australia wide would find this useful in the classroom as it would be user friendly.

The problem with all sites providing mineral data now is that you can only find out what a Mineral looks like if you already know the minerals name, or in few cases, which mine it came from, or by it's Geological origin. So current information is limited to a knowledgeable few and does not contribute to the next generation of Amateur collectors.

The proposed site would incorporate all forms of Rock and Stone simply by their colour, with pictures of basic rocks to superb mineral specimens with eventually a A to Z index of mineral names for the more experienced or Knowledgeable.

There would be advertising space similar to most other Mineral Data sites unless a single sponsor wishes to take on the running costs alone.

If you would like to contribute ideas or financial support for such a wealth of information being available, please contact Ken Stockdale or Sharon Clifford at www.aussieminerals.com

This is also a great Educational site.

                    Mineral sites

                           Another good site for research is the Mineralogical Record site.  Highly recommended

                           For an informative site on Fluorescent Minerals, you can visit the Fluorescent Mineral Society.

                            - For a list of International Mineral dealers visit                

 

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