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Limb Cast or Petrified Wood - (Post)
Limb cast are arguably 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 u ...
Jaspers of the Oregon Idaho Area - (Post)The best picture jaspers in the world come from the Oregon-Idaho border. Jasper is a member of the chalcedony family.Chalcedony, pronounced kal sid nee, is any form of microcrystalline quar ...
All About Macrocrystalline Quartz-Part 2 Inclusions, Sheen, Phenomena - (Post)Quartz can have several phenomena including phantom crystals, rainbows or asterism (star effect). In Part 1 of my All About Macrocrystalline Quartz series we discussed the basics of Macrocryst ...
All About Macrocrystalline Quartz-Part 1 The Basics - (Post)Quartz has long been the subject of spiritual beliefs and folklore. We were fortunate enough recently in acquiring a large stock of various Quartzes from several locations and have spent tim ...
Setting up a Beginner Lapidary Shop - (Post)What is lapidary? (pronounced lap-i-dar-y) Lapidary is described as the work involved in engraving, cutting, or polishing rocks and lapidary artist is used to describe a person who cuts, polis ...
How to Tumble Rocks - (Post)What is Rock Tumbling? Rock tumbling is a fun way of polishing multiple semiprecious gemstones simultaneously in a rock tumbler. A rock tumbler is a piece of equipment that has a plastic or r ...
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, Egyp ...
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 ...
Missouri Rock and Minerals - (Page) Missouri's major mineral resources include lead ore, iron ore, zinc, barite, and limestone. Galena was named the official state mineral of Missouri in 1967. Galena is a major source of lead ...
Alabama Rocks and Minerals - (Page)Though Alabama isn’t really known for its rocks, it actually is rich in pretty rocks! About 190 different minerals have been found in Alabama. The southern half of Alabama is a coastal ...
State Gemstones, Rocks, Fossils and Minerals - (Page)Does my state have a official state gemstone, rock, mineral, or fossil? Alabama designated Hematite as the state mineral in 1967, Hematite as the state rock in 1969, and Star Blue Quartz as ...
Quartz, Rose Quartz, Aventurine, Citrine, Smoky Quartz, Amethyst - (Page)Quartz is the most common single mineral on earth. It is found on every continent, and just about every country. Quartz has a hardness of 7, and it polished and wears well. Macrocrystalline quart ...