100 results for amethyst

For obvious reasons rockhounding is much harder in Alaska!  Much of the ground is frozen or hard to get to. But Alaska does have lots of rocks and minerals including agates, jaspers, and...

Gemstones and crystals have been used for centuries to promote healing and well-being for humans. But did you know that crystals can also be very useful for pets too? Belief in the supernatural healin

North Carolina is a great for rockhounding, because of its many Pay for Dig sites. The eastern half, covering about 45% of North Carolina, is the low-lying coastal plain extending to the fall line,...

Arkansas is a great state for rockhounding because of its abundance of quartz crystals. In fact, quartz was named the Arkansas state mineral in 1967. Southern and eastern Arkansas is sandy river...

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...

 

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...

Metaphysical Meanings on Rocks, Crystals and Minerals What is metaphysics? Metaphysics is the branch of philosophy that investigates principles of reality transcending those of any particular...

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...

  Montana is The Treasure State, fitting for its rocks and minerals. Montana Agate is probably the most well known rock from Montana! Montana Agate co

Belief in the spiritual healing properties of rocks and crystals goes back beyond recorded history. You can read more about the actual use of rocks in minerals in ancient times for medicinal purposes

Origin of Names for Rocks and Minerals How do rocks and minerals get their names? Rock and Mineral names can be traced quite often to Greek and to Latin. It is common practice to add an "ite" to...