Michele’s Calcite Crystals from Lulworth Cove
This week’s fabulous find was discovered by young geology enthusiast Michele from iconic Lulworth Cove in Dorset on the Jurassic Coastline. Sending in details about her specimen for further investigation, Michele wondered if her rock might be fossilised wood, grass or plant matter. Rockwatch Ambassador Michael explains that clues to its form lie in its fibrous appearance as well as its location. Resembling the fibrous texture of beef,...
Lana’s Nodule of Marcasite
On a recent walk in Dorset, Lana stumbled across an unusually hard and heavier than normal stone and wanted to find out more about it. Sometimes mistakenly thought to be meteorites, Rockwatch Ambassador Mick is confident that Lana has found a nodule of marcasite. Evidently typical to the Child Okeford area of Dorset thanks to its chalk deposition, Lana’s specimen of marcasite is formed of characteristic rounded bumps and if it was...
Rockstar Competiton!
A perfect time to work on your entry to our Rockstar Competition! This is a past entry to inspire you – a wood ammonite! Your entry can be anything to do with geology – rocks, fossils or minerals. How about a dinosaur picture, a record of your past fossil finds, a story, a film, a snakes and ladders game with dinosaurs and sink holes! Whatever you like, but it needs geological content that is accurate. The judges will...
CANCELLED – Shipwrecks and Beach Hunt in Hastings on Saturday 5 April
I’m afraid that due to the Corona Virus this fieldtrip has had to be cancelled. We hope we will be able to reschedule it later in the year. So sorry if you have booked and are disappointed. We will be refunding your registration fee. Hope to see
Great day at the Natural History Museum
Thank you to all the Rockwatchers who came to see us at the Natural History Museum. We had a great visit and did over 200 fossil plaster casts! The Museum tours went well too. Fabulous to meet so many keen children.