Agates are members 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...
Filing a Mining Claim - (Post)I’ve been writing a series of blogs about rockhounding. But what if you are wanting to collect rocks for commercial purposes or you actually find a cool rock or mineral on one of your rockhounding exp
Mining Industry Resources - (Post)Looking for mining industry resources? This is a list of government agencies and other organizations that are the best sources of mining and geological information. Many of these institutions may offe
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, Egypt