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Beverly Rodriguez

Beverly Rodriguez is a fossil preparator at a natural history museum, where she works on specimens in a public-viewing laboratory. She earned a geology degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara, having volunteered in specimen preparation before joining the museum staff. Rodriguez also writes for Biology Insights.

What Kind of Rock Is Gneiss and How Does It Form?
What Type of Rock Is Rock Salt and How Does It Form?
How Is Calcite Formed? From the Chemistry to the Geology
How Is Sedimentary Rock Formed Step by Step?
How Limestone Is Formed: From Living Organisms to Rock
Can Fossils Be Carbon Dated? How Scientists Date Them
Where Do You Find Sandstone and How Does It Form?
How Clay Is Made: From Rock Weathering to Deposits
The Eocene Period: Climate, Animals, and Major Events
What Is a Vein in Rock and How Does It Form?
What Is Lithification? From Sediment to Sedimentary Rock
How Accurate Is Radiometric Dating?
How Are Igneous Rocks Formed?
How Long Does It Take for Fossils to Form?
Where Is Oolitic Limestone Found and How Does It Form?
What Is Biostratigraphy? How Fossils Date Rock Strata
What Is a Tufa and How Does It Form?
What Is the Oldest Thing in the World?
What Does Fossil Correlation Mean in Geology?
What Is a Mineral Deposit and How Do They Form?
What Is the Difference Between Compaction and Cementation?
How Was the Geologic Column Developed?
How Are Intrusive Rocks Formed?
What Are the Principles of Relative Age Dating?
What Is the Principle of Fossil Succession?
Why Are Ammonites Good Index Fossils?
How Granite Bedrock Formed Deep Within the Earth
How Old Are Quartz Crystals? From Growth to Geological Age
What Is Radioactive Dating and How Does It Work?
How Are Geologic Maps Useful to Paleontologists?