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Animals, and the human form, are the earliest recorded stone carvings. Depictions of animals in cave art have been found in more than 100 countries. From the beginning of recorded history, a ...

I would be remiss if I didn’t write a blog about the hazards you may encounter, and the things you should be aware of or avoid, in order to stay safe when you are rockhounding. Anyone who ever spen ...

Cave Creek Jasper is a pretty dark red jasper from Cave Creek, Arizona. At one time this jasper was plentiful, scattered on top of the land and easy to pick up. Now many areas have been picked cl ...

Wisconsin is one of the best states in the U.S. for finding a variety of rocks, crystals and minerals. Wisconsin is a rolling plain laid down on sedimentary rocks and broken in places by uplifted ig ...

Selenite is a form of Gypsum, which is one of the more common minerals in sedimentary environments. It is a major rock forming mineral that produces massive beds, usually from precipitation out of ...

Indiana is mostly sedimentary rock brought by ancient seas and glaciers. This is great for fossils, but not great for rocks and minerals. During the past 2 million years, two major glacial advances ...

Mexico is another country rich in rock and mineral resources. Unfortunately a lot of those resources remain unexplored. There is a great Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, which crosses the entire count ...

Pennsylvania is not rich in rocks and minerals, and not very great for rockhounding.  There are very limited public lands, and much of it is hunting grounds. Pennsylvania does not have an ...

After Quartz, Calcite is the most next common mineral on the face of the Earth, comprising about 4% by weight of the Earth's crust. It is found throughout the world in sedimentary, metamorphic an ...