The best picture jaspers in the world come from the Oregon-Idaho border. Jasper is a member of the chalcedony family.Chalcedony, pronounced kal sid nee, is any form of microcrystalline quartz. &ldquo ...
Where is Petrified Wood Found? - (Post)Petrified Wood is found all over the world. Countries with well-known petrified wood deposits include: Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, The Czech Republic, Germany, Ecuador, Egyp ...
Owyhee Jasper - (Page)Owyhee Picture Jasper (pronounced Oh-WAH-hee), comes from the rugged Owyhee mountain. The area is situated on the Idaho-Oregon border, just south of Homedale, Idaho. Owyhee Jasper is another one ...
Plume Agate - (Page)Plume Agates are clear or milky with three-dimensional plant, or flower-like plumes floating in them. Plumes are different than dendrites, which are usually more branch-like or thin, or moss which ...
Oregon Rocks and Minerals - (Page)Oregon is known for jaspers, agates, thundereggs, and petrified wood. Oregon's terrain varies from beaches to pine covered mountains to barren desert. Graveyard Point Plume, Priday, Stinkin ...
Idaho Rocks and Minerals - (Page)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 is also home to an incredible variety of geol ...
Jaspers - (Page)Jasper is a member of the chalcedony family. Chalcedony (kal SED' nee) is any form of microcrystalline quartz, where the crystals are too small to be seen without high magnification. However, in the ...
Agate Stone and Jasper Stone - (Page)What is the difference between agates and jaspers? Agates and jaspers are both members of the Chalcedony stone family. Chalcedony (kal SED' nee) is any form of microcrystalline quartz, where the cr ...