Rock Collecting Hobby

A Popular "Hard to Resist" Hobby

If you find sport activities a bit taxing or not to your likeness, then you will find the popular hobby of rock collecting just the right thing. It offers a good balance of a leisurely walk and a hobby pursuit. So, while others get their walk spoiled by a small white ball, it's your turn to "spoil your walk" by colourful rocks and pebbles.

Three types of rocks

Collecting and displaying rocks and pebbles makes for an interesting and versatile hobby.

When collecting rocks, you will soon find out that they can be categorized as one of three types. A sedimentary rock formed when sediments, such as sand or silt, were pressed together under their own weight or the weight of water, and eventually became solid.

An igneous rock is one that was formed by volcanic activity. The third type of rock for rock collecting is the metamorphic rock, which is like a sedimentary rock which has been changed through intense heat and pressure.

Another type of rock collecting is collecting minerals, gems, and crystals. Pure minerals are not technically the same thing as rocks, but they fit well in rock collections. Minerals include things like pyrite, also known as fool's gold, and quartzite, which looks almost like a diamond.

Souvenir rocks

Beach or river pebbles come in many different colours and shapes, which can be used to create interesting displays.

The souvinir type of rock collecting does not require much scientific investigation, but identifying rocks and minerals does. The different types of rock can sometimes be differentiated easily.

For instance, sedimentary rocks often look like particles glued together. Sandstone is a common example of this. They also sometimes have visible flat layers. Metamorphic rocks, on the other hand, sometimes have layers, but those layers have been bent so that they are no longer laying flat across the rock.

Igneous rocks

When you find yourself in nature, on a rocky terrain, indulge in stacking and balancing rocks, which makes for an interesting pass time hobby.

Keep in mind when rock collecting that different regions of the world have different types of rocks. In the American Midwest, for instance, there are many sedimentary stones, but metamorphic and igneous rocks are less common. In the Appalacians, on the other hand, you can find metamorphic rocks such as gneiss and schist.

Wherever you live, though, you are sure to find rock collecting a hobby that's hard to resist!

If indoor hobbies have more appeal for you, then you can engorss yourself in collecting pins.

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