Rock Swap

By Sunday afternoon, I've had enough of cleaning closets. So we grabbed our purses

 & took off to Lincoln, Missouri for the Rock Swap.

 Kirsten has plans for studying geology & this is her forte.

Out first stop was at this display shown by a man from Iowa.

Kirsten picked out a couple pieces that they display in water.

This shows the brilliance each type of rock has to offer.

For $2 she picked out a piece of petrified wood and a piece of

Chrysocolla. Chrysocolla has an attractive blue-green color and is a minor ore of copper.

Her next purchase was a geode. They broke it open with a pipe cutter.

(above)

The pipe cutter makes a great symetrical cut instead of crushing it.

Here's Kirsten about to part with her last $8.

But she worked hard this summer for it & I'm very proud of her

interest in geology.