The Petrified Forest National Park is located in Northern Arizona. It is located 26 miles east of Holbrook and just off of I40. In northeastern Arizona, a badlands desert known as The Painted Desert e
Florida Rocks and Minerals - (Page)Florida is not really known for good cutting or lapidary material. But Florida does have some cool rocks and minerals. Primarily Florida is covered with sedimentary rocks: limestone or calcite and...
South Dakota Rocks and Minerals - (Page)The Black Hills, South Dakota is one of the top 5 places in the U.S. for rocks and minerals. In addition to agate and rose quartz, there are more than 40 other minerals found here: including copper,...
Iowa Rocks and Minerals - (Page)There are rocks and minerals to be found in Iowa, but the variety is low. Iowa is mostly rolling prairie land deposited by glacial activity over sedimentary rock. In the northeast corner, where...
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
West Virginia Rocks and Minerals - (Page)West Virginia is, of course, famous for its coal, but not for its rocks and minerals. The western two-thirds of West Virginia is a rough area of hills and valleys cut in sedimentary rocks and...
Montana Rocks and Minerals - (Page) 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
Pyrite - (Page)Pyrite is the classic "Fool's Gold". There are other shiny brassy yellow minerals, but Pyrite is by far the most common and the most often mistaken for gold. Whether it is the golden look or...
The Tucson Gem and Mineral Show - (Post)OakRocks has exhibited at the annual Tucson Gem Show for over 40 years! We exhibit under th ename Barlow's Gems and have shown in several locations but now have our own warehouse showplace at The Rock
The Denver Gem and Mineral Show - (Post)The annual Denver Gem Show is always held around the second week of September. HISTORY OF THE DENVER GEM, ROCK, MINERAL AND FOSSIL SHOW In the 1950s, six different Denver area gem and mineral clubs
Utah Rocks and Minerals - (Page) Tennessee Rocks and Minerals - (Page)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,...