Rocking3DResources

We have also produced a searchable catalog of 3D digital models hosted on Sketchfab.com. Models include minerals, igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks. More lists are being worked-on and the current lists will be updated regularly. docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…

Check out Fluorite specimen by schumi.mao in #3D, #VR or #AR skfb.ly/outNV via @sketchfab

@RJHNHM That is incredible!

Here’s what lithium-bearing volcano-sediments look like in the McDermitt caldera, Oregon - lots of them here too!

@seis_matters Wow that is so cool!

April 24, 1872, Mt. Vesuvius erupted in Italy. The lava is known to be a viscous andesite. Check out Mount Baker andesite by Moerhuis in #3D, #VR or #AR skfb.ly/6ZZOo via @sketchfab

Check out Pyrite by RISDNaturelab in #3D, #VR or #AR skfb.ly/6UBPW via @sketchfab

Check out Cobalt-bearing Calcite and Malachite on matrix by MineralogyPetrographyMuseum in #3D, #VR or #AR skfb.ly/oorvo via @sketchfab

Spring is here and everything is turning green! Check out our favorite green mineral olivine by @docfossil in #3D, #VR or #AR skfb.ly/6U9FZ via @sketchfab

As Spring is right around the corner, we all hope to see less of our favorite mineral ice! Check out ice_cliff by Isengrim in #3D, #VR or #AR skfb.ly/Ky6s via @sketchfab

March is already here! The birthstone for this month is Aquamarine! Check out Beryl (var. Aquamarine), France by MineralogyPetrographyMuseum in #3D, #VR or #AR skfb.ly/6Ut7n via @sketchfab

February 21, 1885 the Washington monument was dedicated. The monument was made from white marble. Check out White Marble by @PaleoDigAtlas in #3D, #VR or #AR skfb.ly/6TwUS via @sketchfab

Do you think we will be able to use coal waste to extract critical minerals? Some are hoping we can to achieve our clean energy goals! Check out Bituminous coal (sedimentary rock) by MineralogyPetrographyMuseum in #3D, #VR or #AR skfb.ly/6ZSUo via @sketchfab

The birthstone mineral for February is Amethyst!! Check out Amethyst crystal by @panomedia3D in #3D, #VR or #AR skfb.ly/6yOsq via @sketchfab

Gypsum is such a cool mineral!!! It has been said that the rock of the year for 2022 is gypsum. Check out Gypsum by EDUROCK_AALTO in #3D, #VR or #AR skfb.ly/6SZoI via @sketchfab

January 24, 1848 (173 years agos today) James W. Marshall found gold in at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, CA starting the California gold Rush. Check out Gold Bearing Quartz Vein by nate_sid in #3D, #VR or #AR skfb.ly/Xp6w via @sketchfab

Mineral of the Month for January! Check out Almandin (Granat)/ Almandine (Garnet)- PBR-Ready by mgerhart in #3D, #VR or #AR skfb.ly/6VQLq via @sketchfab

Rhodochrosite is the state mineral for the beautiful state of Colorado!! Check out Rhodochrosite by @_batou_ in #3D, #VR or #AR skfb.ly/6AxLp via @sketchfab

The Kansas state mineral is Galena! The mineral of the home land!! Check out Galena by RISDNaturelab in #3D, #VR or #AR skfb.ly/6UwqI via @sketchfab

The 2020 mineral the year was Calcium Carbonate. What will be the mineral of the year for 2022? Check out Mineral: Calcite (blue) by @PaleoDigAtlas in #3D, #VR or #AR skfb.ly/6TJoO via @sketchfab

The mineral of the year for 2021 was Calcite!!! Hope 2021 wrapped up well for everyone!! Check out Calcite crystal by Landy42 in #3D, #VR or #AR skfb.ly/6ZxCA via @sketchfab

Check out Diamond with round brilliant cut (flatter crown) Even if you end up with coal in the stocking, maybe give it some time and you will have a nice diamond. by MineralogyPetrographyMuseum in #3D, #VR or #AR skfb.ly/6ZBK6 via @sketchfab