Overview

The Geological Society of Australia (Qld) committee is currently working on a project to assemble a collection of rock and mineral sample sets for high schools teaching Earth Science to Year 11&12. It is apparently very difficult to obtain such sample set materials, and the GSA saw an opportunity for a little community service in constructing some sets for these schools.

A number of rock and mineral specimen sets are currently being constructed, with these falling into the following groups –

·      Rock specimens from the three primary rock classes, along with a special set of the rocks of the Brisbane Area.

·      Mineral specimens; rock-forming, Moh’s hardness set, economic minerals

·      Fossils

·      Economic rock / mineral suites by commodity.

Each set is supplied in a plastic sectioned box with fixed dividers.

Currently each set will contain the following –

·      Mineral or rock specimens.

·      A list of the specimens, with short descriptions and source, inside the lid.

·      A label with the rock set name, the GSA logo and name along with that of other organisations who have assisted in the supply of specimens or in the preparation of the particular set, and a list of the specimens in the set, located outside the lid on the top of the box.

·      An accompanying short booklet (possibly…) containing a more detailed description of the specimens, the source location where known, along with acknowledgement of the GSA and other organisations who assisted in the assembly of the set.