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The History of Mining in Arizona - (Post)
Mining in Arizona has always been very important. Over 900 different minerals have been discovered in Arizona. Hundreds of towns in Arizona owe their very existence to mining operations. Arizo ...
Mining Towns of Arizona Part 1 Active Towns - (Post)In my last blog I talked about the history of mining in Arizona. I mentioned how important mining was to Arizona’s history and development. There are a lot of Arizona towns as a resu ...
Mining Towns of Arizona Part 2 Ghost Towns - (Post)In my last two blogs I talked about the history of mining in Arizona and the mining towns still active today. There are a lot of ghost towns in Arizona because of mining activity. ...
The Petrified Forest National Park and Arizona Rainbow Petrified Wood - (Post)The Petrified Forest National Park is located in Northern Arizona. It is located 26 miles east of Holbrook and just off of I40. In northeastern Arizona, a badlands desert known as The Painte ...
Four Peaks Mining Co at the OdySea Aquarium complex - (Post)We attended the GRAND OPENING of the Four Peaks Mining Co store. If you haven’t been, you must add this to you must see list. This wonderful new rock, fossil and mineral store in Scottsdale ...
Land Management - (Post)Before you can go out rockhounding you may need permission of whoever is in charge of the land you want to be on. So, who is in charge of land management? Private land is just that and you ...
Mining Industry Resources - (Post)Looking for mining industry resources? This is a list of government agencies and other organizations that are the best sources of mining and geological information. Many of these institutions ...
The Colors of Petrified Wood - (Post)Petrified Wood may retain the details of the original wood, but often the bright colors are not common in the actual wood and are what makes Petrified Wood so beautiful. So where do those beautiful c ...
Arizona Rocks and Minerals - (Page) Arizona is rich in rock and minerals. But even better-it is the home to the world's largest Gem and Mineral Show! Every year for 2-3 weeks, around the first of February, rock and mineral dea ...
Arizona Pietersite - (Page)This rare semi precious gemstone material is known as Arizona Pietersite because of its superb chatoyant cat's eye effect. It has also been called Arizona Tiger-eye. This gemstone material ...
Serpentine - (Page)Serpentine is a metamorphic rock. It was formed when water from magmas metamorphosed previous igneous or sedimentary rocks. Serpentine is a magnesium silicate mineral. Serpentine has a hardness o ...
Shattuckite - (Page)Shattuckite is a dark blue copper silicate found in oxide zones of major copper mines. It is often found with other copper ores such as Chrysocolla and/or Malachite. Its growth is fibrous or granu ...