



| SpiritRock Shop |
| Children's Corner A Special Place for Junior Rock Hounds |
| Almost every child knows what mud is. Did you know that mud can harden and turn into a rock? |
| Here is a picture of one of my first rocks. There is a leaf pattern from a seed fern that fell into mud and then the mud hardened and turned into stone. That is how a fossil begins |
| Shale (big rock) |
| Slate (small rock) |
| When mud is put under a lot of pressure, it will turn into shale. More pressure will turn the shale into slate |
| Many types of fossils can be found in these kind of rocks. Fossils can be plants, or even small animals like snails. Here is another kind of fossil. |
| Mud |
| Sand |
| Volcano Rocks |
| SpiritRock Shop "Junior RockHound Club" |
| A note to parents.... Chris has always encouraged young children to learn about and become interested in rocks and minerals. Her own interest was sparked at a very young age. Now that we have our own web site, she insists that we devote this special page to spark the interest of young children to the fascinating world of rocks and minerals...So here it is... A totally free membership to her "Junior Rock Hound Club". All that is required is an e-mail registering your child. We ask for name, address, birth month and age only. Each member will receive a personalized membership card and will receive educational correspondence from Chris from time to time with information and activities suited to your child's age. If you do not wish to register, that's OK too...we have a lot of information just for learning and fun on our site, the choice is yours! There is not now nor will there ever be a fee for this service. We will never attempt to sell you or your child anything through this club. Chris just wants to help start the next generation of rock hounds...pass on the knowledge and the wonder of this world and help all the pebble pups, rock hoppers and rock pups. We know, very old fashioned sounding, but that's who we are. We hope you will give it a try. Membership may be cancelled at any time, no strings attached. Join by e-mailing info to club@spiritrockshop.com (please view the "About Us" page to learn more about who we are) |

| Some rocks come out of volcanos. These pictures are of rocks that are actually the cooled and dry lava that flows out of a volcano when it erupts. |

| Here are some links to helpful books for Junior Rockhounds! RockPup Says: Don't Delay!! Learn More Today!! |