30 results for garnet

What is the difference between precious stones and semi-precious stones? The dictionary describes semi-precious stones as being less valuable than precious stones. But, of course, ...

Idaho is a great state for rockhounding.  In fact Idaho's nickname is 'The Gem State’. It even has a county known as Gem County. The state also is home to an incredible variety of geolo ...

Vermont is not known for gems, but it is known for its marble, serpentine, and other metamorphic rocks. Much of the area of Vermont is broken up by the Green Mountains and, parallel with them in the ...

Though Alabama isn’t really known for its rocks, it actually is rich in pretty rocks!  About 190 different minerals have been found in Alabama. The southern half of Alabama is a coastal ...

Washington's Petrified Woods are some of the finest in the nation. The Petrified Woods not only represent a broad range of colors and patterns, but also represent a wide range of identifiable spec ...

Connecticut is small and the variety of rocks found there is small. But Connecticut still offers great rockhounding. A central lowland valley divides eastern and western Connecticut. This valley is ...

What are the Birthstones and Zodiac Stones, and what do they mean? Just when the Zodiac Signs were declared is unclear.  Some form of zodiac use preceded the Babylonians, though it was the ...

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 ...

Rockhounds collected California's rock and minerals before the gold rush. California's geological forces have created one of the widest varieties of rocks and minerals found in any state. In fact ...

Not all of New York is equally endowed with gem grade rocks and minerals. But mining occurs in every county in New York State except Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens and Richmond. More than half of N ...

Finding rocks and minerals in Maryland can be challenging. A lot of the good hunting areas, where rocks and minerals may be found, are heavily vegetated. The easternmost part of the state of Maryla ...

Most of the good rock and mineral areas lie in the more mountainous northwestern part of South Carolina. South Carolina is located on the southern Eastern Seaboard of the United States, bordering th ...