{"id":2179,"date":"2024-08-21T16:31:20","date_gmt":"2024-08-21T15:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/?page_id=2179"},"modified":"2024-08-21T16:31:21","modified_gmt":"2024-08-21T15:31:21","slug":"discovering-minerals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/discovering-minerals\/","title":{"rendered":"Discovering minerals"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t\t<section class=\"hero-section hero-section-with-social\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-info-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Discovering minerals<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Educational resources<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"social-wrap social-wrap-inline-them\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sea-background-f\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Share this article<\/span><a target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/discovering-minerals\/\"><span class=\"icon-facebook\"><span class=\"hidden\">Facebook<\/span><\/span><\/a><a target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Discovering%20minerals&#038;url=https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/discovering-minerals\/\"><span class=\"icon-twitter\"><span class=\"hidden\">Twitter<\/span><\/span><\/a><a   onclick=\"javascript:void( (function() {var e=document.createElement('script' );e.setAttribute('type','text\/javascript' );e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8' );e.setAttribute('src','\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());\"  href=\"javascript:void(0);\"><span class=\"icon-pinterest\"><span class=\"hidden\">Pinterest<\/span><\/span><\/a><a target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/wa.me?text=https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/discovering-minerals\/\"><span class=\"icon-whatsapp\"><span class=\"hidden\">WhatsApp<\/span><\/span><\/a><a   href=\"mailto:?subject=Discovering%20minerals&#038;body=%20(https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/discovering-minerals\/)\"><span class=\"icon-mail\"><span class=\"hidden\">Email<\/span><\/span><\/a><a href=\"#\" data-copy=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/discovering-minerals\/\" class=\"copy-url-on-click\"><span class=\"icon-link\"><span class=\"hidden\">Copy Link<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-bgs-blocks-content-container content-section\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12\">\n<p>BGS offers a range of resources, aimed at introducing geoscience topics to school-age students and learners of all ages. Explore the pages below within the &#8216;Discovering Geology&#8217; section of the BGS website to learn more about the fascinating world of rocks and minerals.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\t\t<section id=\"in-this-section-6984-block_3ccfcbeff0d496cfa17622cbeaef96cb\" class=\"grid-section  basic-background-1   \" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row grid-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6 col-lg-4\">\n\t<div class=\"cards-over-img cards  cards-find-more \">\n\t\t<a class=\"media-wrap\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/rocks-and-minerals\/\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/feature_rocks_minerals.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur\" alt=\"feature_rocks_minerals\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/feature_rocks_minerals.jpg\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/rocks-and-minerals\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRocks and minerals\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p><p>Find out more about the differences between rocks and minerals and how they are formed.<\/p>\n<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/rocks-and-minerals\/\" >Find out more<\/a>\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-lg-4\">\n\t<div class=\"cards-over-img cards  cards-find-more \">\n\t\t<a class=\"media-wrap\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/maps-and-resources\/critical-raw-materials-resources\/\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/bismuth-synthetic-form.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur\" alt=\"bismuth-synthetic-form\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/bismuth-synthetic-form.jpg\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/maps-and-resources\/critical-raw-materials-resources\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\tCritical minerals resources\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p><p>Our modern lives rely on a whole host of metals and minerals that are extracted from the ground. Available resources include classroom activities and a touring festival stand.<\/p>\n<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/maps-and-resources\/critical-raw-materials-resources\/\" >Find out more<\/a>\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-lg-4\">\n\t<div class=\"cards-over-img cards  cards-find-more \">\n\t\t<a class=\"media-wrap\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/maps-and-resources\/rock-observation-resources\/\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/rocks-around-rutland-water_960x645.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur\" alt=\"rocks-around-rutland-water_960x645\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/rocks-around-rutland-water_960x645.jpg\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/maps-and-resources\/rock-observation-resources\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRock observation resources\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p><p>Activities to help budding geologists identify rocks and minerals. Available resources include grain size charts, rock loan kits, and classroom activites.<\/p>\n<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/maps-and-resources\/rock-observation-resources\/\" >Find out more<\/a>\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"72,1","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2179","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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