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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 plain...

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...

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...

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...

The Kirkby's were well-known and well-respected in the rock and fossil world. If you have been following my blogs-you know that my foray into Petrified Wood began when we purchased an amazing collecti

Once again, I would like to explain that, though we have been in the rock and mineral business for 40 plus years, Petrified Wood is not our specialty. However, recently we bought a HUGE collection and

What are the rules or laws for Rockhounding? Rockhounding is the term used to describe people who rock hunt, or collect rocks for fun.  Though it use to be easy to just go out and collect...

Texas produces a large variety of gemstones, rocks, minerals and fossils. Sandy sediments typical of the coastal plain make up southeastern Texas. Behind this lies the Llano uplift of central Texas...

  Louisiana is not known as a great place to find rocks and minerals. It is completely made up of sedimentary rocks. There are no outcrops of metamorphic or igneous rocks. Much of Louisiana...

Turritella Agate is a brown stone with naturally occurring seashell fossils. These seashells are turreted, cone shaped shells exhibiting long slender whorls with spiral ribbing.  Turritella...