Geology toolkit: what rock is that?
You can use our interactive to help you identify an actual rock,...
You can use our interactive to help you identify an actual rock, or, if you don't have a sample, you can use one of our virtual rocks.
- Duration: 10 mins
- Published on: Thursday 27th March 2008
- Introductory Level
- Posted under: Geology
For a non-interactive version, you can explore with our Rock analyser: Just the facts.
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