Happy Holidays from all of us at Mini Me Geology!  For our December Rockland Gazette we thought that we would stray from our normal articles to present to you this little song we wrote (yes, we know we're geeks!)
 

The 12 Rocks of Christmas

(Sung to tune of The 12 Days of Christmas)

 

On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me

A Mini Me mineral kit

 

On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me

Two syenite,

And a Mini Me mineral kit.

 

On the third day of Christmas, my true love gave to me

Three limestone,

Two syenite,

And a Mini Me mineral kit.

 

On the fourth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me

Four obsidian,

Three limestone,

Two syenite

and a Mini Me mineral kit.

 

On the fifth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me

Five lumps of coal,

Four obsidian,

Three limestone,

Two syenite

and a Mini Me mineral kit.

 

On the sixth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me

Six garnet schists,

Five lumps of coal,

Four obsidian,

Three limestone,

Two syenite

and a Mini Me mineral kit.

 

On the seventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me

Seven monzonite,

Six garnet schists,

Five lumps of coal,

Four obsidian,

Three limestone,

Two syenite

and a Mini Me mineral kit.

 

On the eighth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me

Eight slabs of slate

Seven monzonite,

Six garnet schists,

Five lumps of coal,

Four obsidian,

Three limestone,

Two syenite

and a Mini Me mineral kit.

 

On the ninth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me

Nine granite samples

Eight slabs of slate

Seven monzonite,

Six garnet schists,

Five lumps of coal,

Four obsidian,

Three limestone,

Two syenite

and a Mini Me mineral kit.

 

On the tenth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me

Ten siltstone

Nine granite samples

Eight slabs of slate

Seven monzonite,

Six garnet schists,

Five lumps of coal,

Four obsidian,

Three limestone,

Two syenite

and a Mini Me mineral kit.

 

On the eleventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me

Eleven coquina

Ten siltstone

Nine granite samples

Eight slabs of slate

Seven monzonite,

Six garnet schists,

Five lumps of coal,

Four obsidian,

Three limestone,

Two syenite

and a Mini Me mineral kit.

 

On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me

Twelve volcanic breccia

Eleven coquina

Ten siltstone

Nine granite samples

Eight slabs of slate

Seven monzonite,

Six garnet schists,

Five lumps of coal,

Four obsidian,

Three limestone,

Two syenite

and a Mini Me mineral kit!

 
 
Happy Holidays from all of us at Mini Me Geology!