via Sacramento News:
Members of Sacramento State's Geology Club will auction off a variety of rocks, fossils and minerals Friday to raise $8,000 for the geology department...
"Us rock nerds really geek out," said senior geology major Michael Sekigahama, the club's vice president...
Funds will help subsidize fees for geology field courses that range from $75 to $150, and students' field trip fees...
To give back to the community, funds will provide resources for geology studies in local elementary schools. Funds will be used to buy materials to create rock boxes for the schools.
The rock boxes will contain 15 to 20 igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks, such as granite, sandstone, slate, quartz and feldspar, Evans said.
