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Gemstones and crystals have been used for centuries to promote healing and well-being for humans, but did you know that they can also be very useful for your pets too? Belief in the supernatural heal ...

Cabbing Tigereye to take full advantage of its special beauty takes a little extra care. In the world of gemstones, there are so many amazing phenomenal stones. Phenomenal stones are those ...

Labradorite has an uninteresting color of dark gray, but displays a beautiful iridescence, giving off rainbow-colored reflections known as labradorescence when light hits it in certain directions.

Madagascar produces an amazing array of precious gemstones. In addition they have lots of semiprecious stones such as agates and jaspers, as well as fossils, and minerals.  Madagascar is the ...

Origin of Names for Rocks and Minerals How do rocks and minerals get their names? The Rock and Mineral names can be traced quite often to Greek and to Latin. It is common practice to add an "ite" ...

Rhode Island is one of the worst states for finding gem grade rocks and minerals. Once a plain not much above sea level, Rhode Island has been uplifted and its surface covered by stream action into ...

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 ...

Collectible rocks and minerals are found in every province and territory in Canada. Canada is the second largest country in the world. It is the world leader in the production of potash and ranks am ...