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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...

Bloodstone is an interesting dark green jasper with tiny red spots from iron oxide. This attractive chalcedony is also known as Heliotrope, which is derived from Greek meaning sun and to turn,...

Moonstone is a member of the Feldspar mineral group, containing the feldspar species albite and orthoclase.  It is named for its blue-white

Moss Agate is so named for its mossy shaped or bush like inclusions. These are usually formed with mineral impurities, and are often growths of iron or manganese oxides. Moss inclusions are...

Carnelian, also spelled Cornelian, is the only member of the translucent chalcedony family with its own name! Though it is actually Carnelian Agate, it is usually referred to as just Carnelian...

Fancy Jasper is the colorful jasper found in Maharashtra, India. Jasper is an ornamental rock composed mostly of chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz, in association with other minerals, which give...

Coquina Jasper has been around a long time and is known by several names. The pictured variety comes from India. It is also known as Elephant Skin Jasper, Cobra Jasper or Script Stone. But we like...

Tiger eye or Tiger's Eye is a member of the macro-crystalline quartz family. It is usually with rich chatoyant yellow and brown stripes. Occasionally Tiger's Eye can be found blue or red, but...

Ruby and Fuchsite and Ruby and Zoisite are both lovely green stones with actual pink Ruby crystal

The Bible makes numerous references to stones:  The first mention of stones in the Bible (Exodus 28:17-20) has to do with the stones in Aaron's breastplate. Aaron was Moses' brother and led the...