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Vermont is known for its marble, serpentine, and other metamorphic rocks. Much of the area of Vermont is broken up by the Green Mountains and, parallel with them in the west, the Taconic Mountains...

 

Tennessee has more mineral resources than any other state east of the Mississippi, except North Carolina. Limestone and dolomite, bituminous coal, lead, zinc, ball clay, sand and gravel, phosphate,...

    We have spent many summers digging dinosaur

Colorado, like most western states, has produced gold, copper, and silver. Gold was discovered in 1859 and the most productive gold mine in Colorado, the Cresson Mine, produced more than 258,000...

There are about 5000 identified mineral names. There are new ones being added every year, but only about 130 of the known ones are actually considered "gemstone" minerals.  "Gemstones" itself...

Due to covid and the influx of live shows on social media, more and more people are getting into rocks and minerals. That’s great for those of us who make a living mining and selling rocks and mineral

Rockhounding is the hobby of looking for and collect interesting rocks. I am writing a series of blogs that deal with this hobby. This series is mostly geared towards the beginner or hobbyist, not the

We attended the GRAND OPENING of the Four Peaks Mining Co store. UPDATE-Unfortunately we have heard that this amazing shop will be closing the end of this year (2026). If you haven't been, you should

The name Azurite is derived from the Arabic word for blue -azure.  The intensely darker royal blue Azurite is often found with its cousin, rich green Malachite. They are both hydrous copper...