Welcome to the Club
VIDEOS
Visit our expanding catalogue to learn more about geology and your collection every month.
EVENTS
The Dimitridon Studios Rock Club plans to offer many different events ranging from beach stone identification days to multiple day digging trips across the country. You can access our calendar here and vote on possible events and your preferred dates here(Google poll/Calendar). A few that are under consideration are quartz digs in Arkansas, Goethite and Rutile in Georgia, and Amethyst in Montana.
INFO
Dimitridon Studios rock club digs and expeditions are optional events that will cost an additional fee which will differ between events. For long distance trips food, tools, and lodgings are not included in base price. Rental equipment will be available and is first come first serve. Three months of membership are required to attend long distance trips. If under the age of 18 parental supervision is required. Go to sign-up to learn more.
ACTIVITIES
The activities offered by the Dimitridon Studios Rock Club are designed to be easily done at home with limited additional resources while covering various skill and knowledge levels. The activities can be set up in less than an hour and will cover a wide range of geology topics from crystal formation to sediment sorting. Question sheets go alongside these activities and offer additional guidance and help to develop critical thinking skills.
RESOURCES
There are many fantastic resources available to learn about mineralogy and geology. Here you can find a few of my favorites. I often cite these sources in our various blog posts.
SMorf Crystal models is a great site that offers multiple tools and a large database of crystal shapes with fantastic references. This site is a must for learning crystallography
SMorf Crystal
The mineralogical record produces a fantastic journal with a variety of different types of articles ranging from mine spotlights to deep dives into unique crystallographic phenomena, as well as producing a variety of supplements. Additional online content is also available.
Mineralogical Record
The mineralogy database is a useful tool which allows for search by percent weight of different elements, as well as having a variety of useful articles and tutorials.
Web Mineral
Mindat
Mindat is a non-profit mineral information database. It is my go to site for mineral and mine information. It has a fantastic helpful community with many question boards
The open crystallographic database is a great reference tool for crystal parameters and structures
Crystallography
The United States geological survey has produced over a hundred thousand journal articles, series reports, book chapters, and other government publications covering a variety of topics from earthquakes to environmental measurement data, as well as a variety of tools such as data visualizers and interactive maps.
U.S. Geological Survey
The International Mineralogical Association manages recognized Minerals and nomenclature. This is the current list of approved minerals reaching almost 6000 species.
International Mineralogical Association
QUESTIONS
Feel free to send us a message. Rock collecting, geology, and mineralogy are fantastic hobbies but can be difficult to get into, and reliable information can be hard to find. Sometimes it's even harder to parse. Our staff geologists will be more than happy to try and answer your questions.
Spotlight on calcite, a soft, calcium based mineral.
In this video, we explore calcite, a very common mineral that can come in a large variety of forms.