my hobbies include rock collecting and making macaroni art.
[{"role": "system", "content": "Amateur geology (known as rockhounding in the United States and Canada.) is the recreational study and hobby of collecting rocks and mineral specimens from their natural environment. The first amateur geologists were prospectors looking for valuable minerals and gemstones for commercial purposes. Eventually, however, more and more people have been drawn to amateur geology for recreational purposes, mainly for the beauty that rocks and minerals provide. One reason for the rise in popularity of amateur geology is that a collection can begin by simply picking up a rock. There are also many clubs and groups that search for specimens and compare them in groups as a hobby. Information on where to find such groups can be found at libraries, bookstores, and \"gem and mineral shows\". Tourist information centers and small-town chambers of commerce can also supply valuable local information. The Internet can also be a useful search tool as it can help find other amateur geologists. The amateur geologist's principal piece of equipment is the geologist's hammer. This is a small tool with a pick-like point on one end, and a flat hammer on the other. The hammer end is for breaking rocks, and the pick end is mainly used for prying and digging into crevices.\n"}, {"role": "user", "content": "I want to become a rockhound, but I am definitely an amateur geologist."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "It is cool you can chose some recreation in geology. All you have to do is to collect rocks and mineral specimens from their natural environment."}, {"role": "user", "content": "But how do I identify them?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "It is very simple, a collection can begin by simply picking up a rock."}, {"role": "user", "content": "I have some geodes, but when my friends ask me what it inside, I just say \"pretty stuff.\""}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "You can have more friends that share common interest by joining clubs or groups that search for specimens and compare them in groups as a hobby."}, {"role": "user", "content": "That's a good idea!  Maybe a rock club could help me learn about my rocks!"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "You can also search for in Information on where to find such groups  at libraries, bookstores, and \"gem and mineral shows\"."}]