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Brazilian Agate and Piranha Agate are some of the most beautiful banded agates ever found. Brazil has the most massive deposits of agate in the world and they are mostly found in southern Brazil...

Beautiful Amethyst Sage Agate (sometimes called Purple Sage) is named for its purple/gray color and lovely black manganese dendrites. It is found in the Bilk Mountain range near Denio, Nevada. ...

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

If you have read my previous blogs (you can find them by clicking here), you know that I have been educating myself on petrified wood and sharing what I learn with you! Recently I read that Larimar wa

Fossil and Petrified Wood Definition by OakRocks   Here is a list of the Time Periods. Cambrian: 600-500 million years ago  Ordovician: 500-440 million years...

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...

Plume Agates are clear or milky with three-dimensional plant, or flower-like plumes floating in them. Plumes are different than dendrites, which are usually more branch-like or thin, or moss which...

Limb cast are some of the most beautiful “Petrified Wood” around.  But what is a limb cast? Limb cast begin the same way that Petrified Wood does, trees are buried quickly under several hundred yards

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

We talked previous about what to take on your rockhounding trip. But one thing I forgot to mention is your common sense and good manners! Great rockhounding places have been closed due to the poor beh