We are fortunate to have an amazingly diverse collection of rocks waiting to be recognized and appreciated. Each beach rock tells a rich story—from its initial formation, often deep within the Earth, ...

Sedimentary rocks are made up of pieces of older rocks (igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary) and organic remains (shells, bone, etc.). When rocks break apart from erosion they are transported by ...

Dredged rock material in the Collection dates from the early part of the 1900s. The Collection has slowly evolved from individual bags of rock to thousands of wooden storage boxes full of rock, housed ...