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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 Are Hollow Rocks and How Do They Form?
How Does Oxidation Weather Rocks?
What Is Petrified Wood and How Does It Form?
What Are Cave Pearls and How Do They Form?
What Are the Characteristics of Index Fossils?
How Is Bedrock Formed? From Igneous to Metamorphic
What Is the Result of Extreme Weathering of Quartz?
How Does Granite Change Into Sandstone?
How Are Cross Rocks Formed? The Process of Cross-Bedding
Why Is Limestone Dangerous? From Dust to Sinkholes
How Long Does It Take for Wood to Fossilize?
How Are Extrusive Igneous Rocks Formed?
What Is Siliceous Ooze and How Does It Form?
Is a Fossil a Rock? The Science of Petrifaction
What Is Metamorphism? The Process That Changes Rocks
Does Limestone Have Fossils? How They Get There
What Type of Rock Is Calcareous Tufa?
Where Does Arkose Form? The Conditions and Environments
How Old Are Crystals? The Science of Dating Earth’s Oldest
What Are Concretions and How Do They Form?
How Are Lightning Stones (Fulgurites) Formed?
Why Does Marble Weather More Readily Than Granite?
What Holds Rocks Together? From Crystals to Cement
Why Do the Minerals in a Geode Form Euhedral Crystals?
How Are Mold and Cast Fossils Made?
What Is Dolomitic Limestone and How Is It Formed?
What Is Geochronology and How Does It Work?
What Are Coal Beds and How Do They Form?
What Environment Does Sandstone Form In?
What Is a Lightning Stone? The Science of Fulgurites