One of our areas of study has been rocks and minerals, mostly motivated by Garrett's involvement in Science Olympiad and the Rock Hound competition. However, since we have all been studying rocks, all of the brothers have acquired an interest, led by Bryce. We had two field trips the last two months, one to the California State Mining and Mineral Museum in Mariposa, CA and the other the Rock and Mineral Show at the Stanislaus County Fairgrounds. Both of these provided us unique opportunities to see some amazing rocks and minerals including gold.
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| We made it, and it didn't rain until we left 3 hours later. |
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| Bryce's favorite mineral and rock is gypsum. |
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| Waiting in line to go see the florescent rocks under black light--God is amazing. |
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| Getting a great lecture about formation of igneous rocks. |
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| Panning for gold...you could find it, but they wouldn't let you keep it. |
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| We love rocks! |
