Geology Teaching Resources

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This is a resource page for those teaching earth sciences and geology in the Lynchburg, Virginia vicinity. We hope to make this page fully functional by the Spring of 2015.

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Resources in the Randolph College Collections:

Rock and Mineral Teaching Kits
Geology Collection
Fossil Collection
Dr. Christopher Goldman Collection of Virginia Fossils
How to Access the Collections

Field Geology Sites in the Lynchburg Area:

Blackwater Creek
James River
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Other Resources:

Lynchburg Gem and Mineral Club
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The Randolph College Natural History and Archaeology Collections Project, which dates to 1895, contains hundreds of zoological specimens including birds, mammals, fishes, reptiles, insects, marine invertebrates, and fossils. The Collections also boast an excellent herbarium containing thousands of specimens of plants indigenous or introduced to the eastern United States, specifically Central Virginia. A final feature is the large geology collection, featuring thousands of rock and mineral samples from around the world.m

In 2013, the avian and mammalian collections were comprehensively cataloged. Efforts to include the other specimen collections in the catalog are ongoing.