While on one of my internet treasure hunting expeditions I came across a great resource for the Gold miner and panner to use.

MIT has been offering access to there courses for non credited use to the public to help with there education, and as a fellow Heavy Mineral Hunter and rockhound I wanted to share this resource with you.

The course is on Sedimentary Geology and here is a brief course overview

This course covers sediments in the rock cycle, production of sediments at the Earth’s surface, physics and chemistry of sedimentary materials, and scale and geometry of near-surface sedimentary bodies, including aquifers. We will also explore topics like sediment transport and deposition in modern sedimentary environments, burial and lithification, survey of major sedimentary rock types, stratigraphic relationships of sedimentary basins, and evolution of sedimentary processes through geologic time.

Go here to see the course and download it for your self

http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Earth–Atmospheric–and-Planetary-Sciences/12-110Fall-2004/CourseHome/index.htm

No matter what you enjoy finding, Gold, Diamonds or any other heavy Mineral of value, Knowing about basic Geology will be a great help in leading you to that exciting Find.

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