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CAVES

How Caves Form

Cave Formations - Diagrams and fantastic photos by Dave Bunnell from Caves around the world.

Bats

Bats - thermal imaging done in Wee Jasper  ABC news

Canberra Speleological Society - CSS has a longstanding association with the caves of Wee Jasper. Worth contacting if you live in the Canberra area and are interested in wild caving.

ACKMA -  Australasian Cave and Karst Management Association

ACKMA Cave Monitoring project - It was decided that the closure of tour caves in Australia and New Zealand in March 2020 due to Covid 19 was an excellent opportunity to see what temperature/ humidity conditions would be without human visitation .  The monitoring is being continued as tours resume and we  now have some comparitive results.  Andy Baker's presentation for the recent BCRA Cave Science Symposium is here on Youtube.

Cave Animal of the Year -  A relatively new concept featuring small cave dwellers - this year is the Cave Cricket which is encountered in Careys Cave
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ROCKS AND CRYSTALS

Geological Sites of NSW
- Wonderful by Cartoscope Maps of geologically significant places in NSW.  

Rock Collecting - A wealth of information and good explanations.  Recommended by Amy Ashford's students at Kingsford.

STEM fans - Where you can find interesting rocks, how to catalogue them, helpful equipment tips, as well as a rock collecting code of ethics.


Casoro -  US site with information on rocks, crystal and geology.  Recommended  by Brooke Krueger and her Junior Scouts.

Mineralogy Resource Guide for Kids  -  Great information on the Minerals link, with simple layout of information and terrific images.  
So good it's not just for kids!

Common  Minerals and Their Uses -  Excellent information on the 40 most common minerals we employ in our daily lives.

Mineralogy Database - Extensive information about Minerals - Some is quite technical and some is simple. Check out the interactive 3D images in Crystallography

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FRACTALS:  BUILDING BLOCKS OF NATURE  

Fractal Foundation: Basic crystals and certain forms in caves can be viewed as fractals. A fractal is a never-ending pattern that repeats itself across different scales. This comprehensive website has explanations and terrific activities for education.  

Fractal Forum:  Some images showing the fractal nature of some crystalline growth.

Fractal Animations:  
BEWARE - you are entering a world from which you may not emerge for a long, long, time ..........  

        Endless Ocean

        Fractal Forest

        ... and if you like purple ...  Into The Purple

Kinetic Art of Anthony Howe - wonderful sculptures

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OTHER RELATED LINKS

BBC NEWS Science & Technology - Not about caves but a great series of animated explanations of formation process of natural phenomena such as earthquakes, tornadoes etc.

Continental Drift & Plate Techtonics -  This site has further very useful links.  Thanks to Erin in Vermont for sharing this.

Periodic table - Scientific American webpage with interesting interactive information about elements.

National Dinosaur Museum - An excellent site with details about the Museum and its many activities.

Skymaps - Download the current map of the Southern Hemisphere night sky.  We suggest you print the current map to A3 size to be readable. Print as poster on 2 A4s, cut and join.  If you can laminate, even better.  Also get some red cellophane to put over your torch, and rubber bands to secure it.   When you are camping, you can use this chart to look at the night sky and identify stars and constellations.  By using torch with re cellophane you will not destroy your night vision.
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