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Amateur geology or rock collecting (also referred to as rockhounding in the United States and Canada) is the non-professional study and hobby of collecting rocks and minerals or fossil specimens from the natural environment. [1] [2] In Australia, New Zealand and Cornwall, the amateur geologists call this activity fossicking. [3]
Solidified lava flow in Hawaii Sedimentary layers in Badlands National Park, South Dakota Metamorphic rock, Nunavut, Canada. Geology (from Ancient Greek γῆ (gê) 'earth' and λoγία () 'study of, discourse') [1] [2] is a branch of natural science concerned with the Earth and other astronomical objects, the rocks of which they are composed, and the processes by which they change over time. [3]
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Mary Anning – British fossil collector and palaeontologist (1799–1847) Paleobiology – Study of organic evolution using fossils; Paleontology – Study of life before the Holocene epoch; Amateur geology, also known as Rockhounding – Non-professional study and collecting of rocks
Thomas Arnold Greene (November 2, 1827 – September 7, 1894) was an American pharmacist and amateur geologist. He is known for his collection of fossils and minerals which were preserved by his family in a museum known as the Thomas A. Greene Memorial Museum .
Geology (from Ancient Greek γῆ (gê) 'earth' and λoγία () 'study of, discourse') is a branch of natural science concerned with the Earth and other astronomical objects, the rocks of which they are composed, and the processes by which they change over time.
General Geology, geology of other planets, geology of Venus, planetary science, Geologic history Amateur, very limited training in planetary science drillerguy (talk · contribs) Applied geology, regional NA geology, increasing general public comprehension of geologic topics, interaction with diverse contributors to interdisciplinary articles.
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