You don't actually need to go to a university. You can find lecture material on youtube, especially for intro courses and you can get pdfs of books pretty easily, frequently by just googling the title.
buy a field guide for rockhounding specific to your region.
get a cheap tumbler/polisher to motivate you to go collecting.
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You don't actually need to go to a university. You can find lecture material on youtube, especially for intro courses and you can get pdfs of books pretty easily, frequently by just googling the title.
It's also an old hobby and a pretty well understood field. Not hard to find tons of information on...
you can (usually) audit college classes for pretty close to free if you have the time. in addition to all that.
some of us already have jobs and lives
if you don't have kids yet you have the time to learn something new. my dad ran away to mexico when he was a kid and lived homeless on the streets from 13 to 25. didn't start college until his 30's. he had 4 masters degrees including geology, a phd, and a few misc degrees now. did it all working full time.
go on mindat.org and look around.. lots of information. You can go to maps and zoom in on your location and it will tell you what rocks you generally find.
Study geology, about 95% of rock identification is understanding the area and it's past. Especially which processes influence the earth there.
I study geology, I'm pretty good at rock determination... But it's near impossible to just look at a picture online and say what it is
Have you studied how everything about Geology is a lie, and for instance Mt Saint Helen made rock strata layers that if a geologist didn’t know they were made in a matter of days and months, would have dated them to zillions of years ago?
I have no idea what conspiracy theory you're on about...
But if you want a big revelation about geology that has come to light in recent studies: plate tectonics as you know it, with them moving through convection within the magma, turns out to be wrong! Turns out that slab pull (and ridge push) are the primary motors for plate tectonics.
No conspiracy theory, mt Saint Helen erupted in our lifetime, and any geologist worth their salt would study what formed and compare it to what they think they know, because it’s a rare observable event versus poppywiener theory about deep time crap
>How could I further my abilities of finding and identifying rocks in the field?
enroll in geology
Would love to but it is not something I can commit on that level
You don't actually need to go to a university. You can find lecture material on youtube, especially for intro courses and you can get pdfs of books pretty easily, frequently by just googling the title.
It's also an old hobby and a pretty well understood field. Not hard to find tons of information on...
buy a field guide for rockhounding specific to your region.
get a cheap tumbler/polisher to motivate you to go collecting.
you can (usually) audit college classes for pretty close to free if you have the time. in addition to all that.
if you don't have kids yet you have the time to learn something new. my dad ran away to mexico when he was a kid and lived homeless on the streets from 13 to 25. didn't start college until his 30's. he had 4 masters degrees including geology, a phd, and a few misc degrees now. did it all working full time.
your dad is a LEGEND
Ohboy!!!
Another autismo specialrino interest!!!
some of us already have jobs and lives
Rock club
unga bunga Grug wants you to hit him as hard as you can
rrraagh you hit Grug in the ear
go on mindat.org and look around.. lots of information. You can go to maps and zoom in on your location and it will tell you what rocks you generally find.
I had an autistic gf once who has pet rocks.
funny, my autistic girflriend sometimes feels a bit like i'm having a pet rock
Your pic looks like it’s man made slag from iron smelting
i found some slag glass near me and initially mistook it for obsidian. wishful thinking
People polish and make israeliteelry and sell it, op’s pic is a pretty nice sample.
It's not. It's bloodstone.
They're minerals not rocks
"Akshually!"
Study geology, about 95% of rock identification is understanding the area and it's past. Especially which processes influence the earth there.
I study geology, I'm pretty good at rock determination... But it's near impossible to just look at a picture online and say what it is
Have you studied how everything about Geology is a lie, and for instance Mt Saint Helen made rock strata layers that if a geologist didn’t know they were made in a matter of days and months, would have dated them to zillions of years ago?
I have no idea what conspiracy theory you're on about...
But if you want a big revelation about geology that has come to light in recent studies: plate tectonics as you know it, with them moving through convection within the magma, turns out to be wrong! Turns out that slab pull (and ridge push) are the primary motors for plate tectonics.
No conspiracy theory, mt Saint Helen erupted in our lifetime, and any geologist worth their salt would study what formed and compare it to what they think they know, because it’s a rare observable event versus poppywiener theory about deep time crap
ooh please elaborate?
I found this rock on the weekend and cut it to make flat edges. I think it's quartz. It glows when I shine a light into it.