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Mahogany Obsidian is semi precious stone material that is a deep black with blood red streaks. The red coloration is likely the result of trapped hematite or iron. Mahogany Obsidian was probably n ...

Mississippi does not have many rock and mineral resources. Much of Mississippi is built of sand, gravel, and mud brought down by the Mississippi River and which has filled a great bay in the Gulf Co ...

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 ...

What are the rules or laws for Rockhounding? Rockhounding is the term used to describe people who rock hunt, or collect rocks for fun.  Though it use to be easy to just go out and collect rock ...

Indiana is mostly sedimentary rock brought by ancient seas and glaciers. This is great for fossils, but not great for rocks and minerals. During the past 2 million years, two major glacial advances ...

What is the difference between agate stones and jasper stones? Agates and jaspers are both members of the Chalcedony stone family. Chalcedony (kal SED' nee) is any form of microcrystalline quartz, ...

Lots of beautiful rocks and minerals come from the state of Utah. Utah covers 54.4 million acres, of which 35 million are owned by the federal government. There are five National Parks and six Nat ...

North Dakota has lots of oil and gas, sand and gravel, coal, groundwater and other natural resources. North Dakota is in the U.S. region known as the Great Plains. Eastern North Dakota lies in the l ...

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 ...

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, ...

Pennsylvania is not rich in rocks and minerals, and not very great for rockhounding.  There are very limited public lands, and much of it is hunting grounds. Pennsylvania does not have an ...

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 ther ...