This is a 2 day field study that correlates with the fifth grade geology unit. The outdoor staff leads students on a 2 day geologic tour of many beautiful and interesting geological sites of Frederick County ranging from a local limestone quarry to the top of Sugarloaf Mountain. Students also collect 12 different rock and mineral specimens to make their own Frederick County Rock and Mineral Collection. Click on the "Rocks and Minerals" link below to learn more about each samples in our collection. Or click on other links to see a limestone quarry blast, or information about the local conglomerate.