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Posted on February 4, 2016February 10, 2016 by Jaimie

If you are paying more than $5.50 for rock specimens then you are paying too much!

GEOLOGY SPECIMENS SHOULD ROCK BUT THEY SHOULDN’T COST YOU THE EARTH

School budgets are too tight to waste a single cent unnecessarily. We’ve seen this rock advertised elsewhere for over $20. It is exactly the same specimen from exactly the same geological formation that we offer for only $5.50.

Actually, theirs is a bit smaller than ours.

So, please let us help you make the most out of every precious dollar you have to spend on equipment and consumables in your science department. Don’t spend 4 times as much for the exact same specimens we can offer you when you don’t have to.

Unless it’s dipped in chocolate. Then it’s totally worth it.

And every rock at Rockhoundz has the official Angus Seal of Approval!

Posted on July 14, 2015November 30, 2015 by dev

Microfossils and Foraminifera at Cairn Science Mini-Conference 2015

Earlier this month we ran a couple of days workshops in Cairns with Miss Vivi from Dissection Connection. Sadly the Hound had to stay behind but he did get a lovely holiday at the beach with his grandparents.

The final Rockhoundz workhsop on Tuesday afternoon was all about foraminifera and microfossils. Here are a few images from our samples. The first few are from our own exploration in the lab, the final ones were taken during the workhshop on the day. Aren’t they beautiful!

During the workshop I mentioned a PDF booklet full of beautiful photos identifying the species of forams found on the reef. It is available for download from the Reef & Rainforest Research Centre website here: Benthic Forams of the Great Barrier Reef

8000 year old microfossils from North Queensland

foraminiferous sand from Hervey Bay, QLD – see the foram in the top centre of the picture

foraminiferous sand from Hervey Bay, QLD

foram found in sample of foraminiferous sand from Hervey Bay, QLD during workshop in Cains June 2015

Posted on May 20, 2015November 30, 2015 by dev

Registration now OPEN – Science mini-conference in Cairns

Block out the 29 & 30 June on your calendar, check out the program and get registered because places are limited.

Cost includes meals, workshop notes and the opportunity to pick our brains at will for two whole days. Usual cost for a single workshop by Dissection Connection or Rockhoundz is $30 per person so this represents excellent value for your professional development dollar.

All lab techs, teachers and sciencey people are welcome to join us. We are hoping to see some Yr 7 teachers among the participants this year. These workshops will also be useful to a parent who is home schooling so please share this with your networks so no-one misses out.

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