Museum emphasize the importance of knowing rules regarding removal of rocks and
fossils from public lands.
Members of the public are invited
to bring their backyard fossil or rock finds to the South Dakota
School of Mines & Technology Museum of Geology on Saturday, Jan.
26,for the annual Rock and
Fossil ID Day.
The free event will be from 11 a.m.
to 3 p.m. at the museum, third floor of the O’Harra Building on the SD Mines
campus.
Paleontology staff and trained
students from the Society of Economic Geologists, Tech Geological Association
and Paleo Club will study and identify specimens and be available to answer
questions.
Quartz is the most common rock
brought for evaluation, according to museum staff, who emphasize the importance
of knowing rules regarding removal of rocks and fossils from public lands.
The Museum of Geology offers
exhibits focusing on paleontology and mineralogy. For additional information
visit the museum’s Facebook page here.
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of the South Dakota Mines campus.