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Limb Cast or Petrified Wood - (Post)
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 seve ...
Jaspers of the Oregon-Idaho Border 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 quartz. &ldquo ...
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 Macrocrystalline ...
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 time explori ...
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, polishes, or ...
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 rubber-li ...
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 ther ...
Peru Rocks and Minerals - (Page)Peru is one of the leading producers of copper, gold, lead and silver. Today, Peru is the largest gold producer in Latin America, and the sixth-largest worldwide, generating billions of dollars in ...
Ohio Rocks and Minerals - (Page)In Ohio fossils are abundant, but gem grade rocks and minerals are rare. The exception is beautiful and colorful Ohio Flint. Flint, a type of chalcedony, is found in Flint Ridge. Flint Ridge is a ne ...
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, ...
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 ...