We love GEOLOGY!!! Quick lesson in hand lens use and a couple of rock samples and log book to add your visi and observations. Please DO NOT take the hand lens and samples from the cache.
Hand Lens:
A small magnifying glass used by geologists to take a closer look at rocks. Commonly, hand lenses have 10x magnification power and fold into protective metal cases. Geologists use hand lenses to help identify minerals and fossils in rocks and also to take a closer look at rock textures and structures. Hand lenses can also be used to take a closer look at soft rocks such as soils and sand grains.
A hand lens is an essential part of a geologist’s field equipment, and many geologists wear a hand lens on a string around their neck when they venture out into the field. Hand lenses are also useful for looking at rocks, sediment cores, and other geological samples in a laboratory. Geology Word of the Week: H is for Hand Lens (agu.org)