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Rocks are formed in 3 ways-sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic. But did you know there are actual fields of scientific study who specialize in exploring, studying and understanding each of these for ...

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 ...

Serpentine is a metamorphic rock. It was formed when water from magmas metamorphosed previous igneous or sedimentary rocks. Serpentine is a magnesium silicate mineral. Serpentine has a hardness o ...

Pietersite is not a actual mineral name, it is a trade name. It was given to a mixture of amphibole minerals with a pattern of fibers and colors that differs from those of Tigers eye. The first Pie ...

  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 h ...

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 ...

Collectible rocks and minerals are found in every province and territory in Canada. Canada is the second largest country in the world. It is the world leader in the production of potash and ranks am ...

Wisconsin is one of the best states in the U.S. for finding a rocks, crystals and minerals. Wisconsin is a rolling plain laid down on sedimentary rocks and broken in places by uplifted igneous and m ...

Massachusetts, though small, has great rocks and minerals found there. Massachusetts is divided into two geological provinces by the Connecticut River. East of the river, the land falls, with a few ...

Virginia though small, produces a wide variety of rocks, minerals, fossils and metals. Drowned valleys along the coastal plain of Virginia form long bays and, in the southeast, swamps such as the Gr ...

  Michigan has 1,853 records of mining mines according to the U.S.G.S. Lower Michigan is quite level and not much elevated above the Great Lakes, and is underlain by sedimentary deposits of li ...

Maine is an excellent state for rock and mineral collecting! The northern part of Maine is hilly and often swampy, the southern part is rolling uplands broken by hills, isolated mountains and valley ...