International Rock Day Jul 13, 2023

International Rock Day

International Rock Day, on July 13, celebrates these hardy heroes, which have played a big part in human history since at least the Stone Age. They served as humanity"s first tools and as nature"s journals, protecting ancient fossils and documenting changes caused by geological processes.

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