21 results for sodalite

For many rock collectors it is not about beauty, or rarity, or location.  Fluorescence is about how that rock or mineral looks under a UV light.  Some ordinary and often ugly rocks ...

Belief in the spiritual healing properties of rocks and crystals goes back beyond recorded history. You can read more about the actual use of rocks in minerals in ancient times for medicinal ...

Sodalite can be found in massive chunks or more rarely in crystal formation. The massive Sodalite is opaque, but the crystals are usually transparent to translucent. Though it can come in other c ...

Brazil is of huge importance in the world of rocks and minerals. In fact, Brazil is the world’s fifth largest mineral producer. Brazil is the world's largest producer (22% of world productio ...

Lapis Lazuli (often just referred to as Lapis) is an opaque, bright blue stone consisting mainly of Diopside and Lazurite. Lapis often has gold flecks (Pyrite) or whiteish veins (Calcite).

Peru is one of the leading producers of copper, gold, lead and silver. Today, Peru is the largest gold producer in Latin America, and the sixth-largest worldwide, generating billions of dollars in ...

Massachusetts, though small, has great rocks and minerals found there. Massachusetts is divided into two geological provinces by the Connecticut River. East of the river, the land falls, with a few ...