The City Rocks: Exploring the Hidden World of Building Stone
http://homepage.mac.com/ebandpck/cityrocks/intro.html

E. Keck, No institutional affiliation is known

The City Rocks! is an overview of rock types using building stones as examples for each type of rock. The page discusses, in detail, igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks highlighting common architectural uses for each rock type.

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Part of the Starting Point collection. The Starting Point collection includes resources addressing the needs of faculty and graduate students designing, developing, and delivering entry-level undergraduate courses in geoscience.

This resource is referenced here:

• Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Field Labs:Field Lab Examples: Building-Stone Geology

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)