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As I continue my pursuit in learning about Petrified Wood, I realize that there aren’t a lot of good resources.  There are some well-known experts and some so-called experts, some are very ...

Petrified Wood may retain the details of the original wood, but often the bright colors are not common in the actual wood and are what makes Petrified Wood so beautiful. So where do those beautiful c ...

    We have spent many summers digging dinosaur bones in Wyoming! The Native American word for Wyoming, mecheweaming, means “at the big flat”. A very accurate description of ...

Illinois is not known for producing many gemstones or minerals. But Illinois was the leading producer of fluorite in the United States for many years, and the mineral was named the official state mi ...

Peru is one of the leading producers of copper, gold, lead and silver. Today, Peru is the largest gold producer in Latin America, and the sixth-largest worldwide, generating billions of dollars in ...

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 ...

Mississippi does not have many rock and mineral resources. Much of Mississippi is built of sand, gravel, and mud brought down by the Mississippi River and which has filled a great bay in the Gulf Co ...

 Ever wonder what rocks or minerals come from your state or country? Click on the links above to find out! I am slowing working through all the states and several countries. The state pages a ...

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 ...

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 ...

New Jersey's has a rich mining history. The northwest corner of New Jersey contains the famous Delaware Water Gap, where the Delaware River has cut through the Kittatinny mountain range of the Appal ...

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 ...