To: Coleus
Do rockhounds really refer to the "species" of rocks?
4 posted on
06/08/2005 5:36:11 PM PDT by
prion
(Yes, as a matter of fact, I AM the spelling police)
To: prion
"Do rockhounds really refer to the "species" of rocks?"
Gemologist refer to Species and Variety as technical terms of gemstones, but rocks have Types.
7 posted on
06/08/2005 5:39:39 PM PDT by
DocRock
To: prion
[edited in later] To clear up any confusion, Minerals also have species and varieties.
8 posted on
06/08/2005 5:42:36 PM PDT by
DocRock
To: prion
Do rockhounds really refer to the "species" of rocks? No, but they refer to species of minerals and rocks are made up of one or more minerals. Minerals are divided into groups, species, and varieties.
9 posted on
06/08/2005 5:43:16 PM PDT by
rockprof
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