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SUMMARY:Rocktober
DESCRIPTION:White calcite crystals\, a platy white calcite rose and green fluorite on drusy quartz. From the Hamme Tungsten Mine. Photo: Chris Tacker/NCMNS. \nVolcanoes. Earthquakes. Gemstones. Mineral crystals. Climate change. Meteorites. It’s all in a day’s work for a geologist. Celebrate the start of Earth Science Week with Rocktober\, where you can interact with earth scientists\, identify rocks\, minerals and fossils and enjoy earth science-based activities like solving crimes with geology. Because Rocktober rocks! \nExhibits\nAll exhibits will be on the third floor of the Nature Exploration Center. \nAsk a Geologist\nNC Museum of Natural Sciences\nBring your rocks\, minerals\, and fossils for identification by the NCMNS Geology and Paleontology Collections Manager! \nDigging Up the Dirt on Forensic Geology\nHanna Forensics\, LLC\nBecome a forensic geologist and use rocks\, minerals and soil to help solve a crime. \nEveryday Geology: From Minerals to Volcanoes\nNC State University Marine Earth & Atmospheric Science Department\nMatch up everyday items with their mineral constituents and learn about how and where volcanoes form. \nMystery Minerals\nNorth Carolina Geological Survey\nBudding geoscientists will use their detective skills to observe and test mineral samples in order to solve the mystery of the minerals! \nRock Art!\nNC Museum of Natural Sciences\nExplore the rich human history of rock art! Learn about the amazing rock paintings and carvings crafted by ancient indigenous artists in NC and help foster a passion for cultural heritage preservation! Tap into your creative side and make your own awesome “rock” art using recycled cardboard\, markers\, and kid-safe carving tools! \nRockhounding NC\nTar Heel Gem & Mineral Club\nWe’ll be fishing for rocks!  Visitors will have a play fishing pole and will get a category of rocks\, from which they can choose. \nRocks and Fossils at the Nanoscale\nResearch Triangle Nanotechnology Network (RTNN)\nGet up close and personal with the Earth! RTNN will have a collection of rocks and fossils that you can view at the micro and nanoscale using microscopes\, including a portable electron microscope. \nPresentation\nThis presentation will be in the Windows on the World Theater on the third floor of the Nature Exploration Theater. \n2:00 pm: The La Soufriere (2020-2021) Eruption\nThomas Christopher\, Montserrat Volcano Observatory \nThis presentation will give an overview of the La Soufriere (2020-2021) eruption and the monitoring and challenges that were encountered. \nAbout our presenter\nThomas Christopher got his BSC in geology in 2000 from the University of the West Indies. He earned his PhD from St Catharine’s College\, University of Cambridge\, in 2010. His main research interests are volcanic degassing\, igneous petrology and fluid geochemistry. \nThis presentation will be livestreamed!
URL:https://naturalsciences.org/calendar/event/rocktober/
LOCATION:Downtown Raleigh\, 11 West Jones Street\, Raleigh\, NC\, 27601\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults,All Ages,Children,Special Events,Teens
ORGANIZER;CN="Kari%20Wouk":MAILTO:kari.wouk@naturalsciences.org
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