[Rockhounds] It's Aaron

[Axel Emmermann]

Hi Aaron,

11 years hm?...

I would go for a major in English ... later, when you're a professor, you
can teach other young people to be eloquent. You seem to be a natural in
that field ;-)))
Also: professors have lots of free time during school vacations, haven't
they? Lots of time to go rockhounding!

Should you pursue a career in geology it might be interesting to look at
chemistry and physics too.  The real 'hands-on geologists' are becoming an
extinct race rather quickly.

To answer your question: I rolled into mineral collecting at the age of 14.
My uncle gave me a box of minerals that because from a gas station (if I
recall right it were Brazilian minerals and the gas station was British
Petroleum).  The rocks were absolutely worthless chunks of stone but the be
immediately got my attention.

The real fun started when I found out that some rocks fluoresce under a
simple blocklight.  Now I only collect fluorescent minerals and I have tons
of fun doing that!

Axel Emmermann
European Regional Vice President of the
Fluorescent Mineral Society
<http://www.uvminerals.org/>
=========================
Mineralogische Kring Antwerpen/Antwerp Mineralogical Society
<http://www.minerant.org/index.html>
Werkgroepleider/Workgroup leader: Fluorescerende mineralen/Fluorescent
minerals
Technische Realisaties/Engineering
My website: http://users.telenet.be/axel.emmerman/FiatLux/Index.php 
 
 
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> Namens Shawn Hendricks
> Verzonden: donderdag 23 juli 2009 2:25
> Aan: rockhounds at lists.drizzle.com
> Onderwerp: [Rockhounds] It's Aaron
> 
> Hi group,
> It's me Aaron. My mom Shawn signed us up for this group. I am going to be
a geologist,
> gemologist, paleantologist, or something like that when I grow up. I have
a big question, when
> and how did you become interested in geology and what do you do now that
you are grown? I
> want to see what interesting fields I could get into in the future and
what I should prepare
> for. Also, I do think that whatever I do, digging would have to be a major
part of it. Do you
> have aanything really important that you learned, or some advice that has
stuck with you
> through your years? Anyone wanting to answer please do. I use these emails
and such as part
> of my Language Arts for homeschool as well as my geology study. My mom
helps me type
> cause I'm so slow at it so it may take a bit for me to get back. Thanks
> Aaron Hendricks
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