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  Michigan has 1,853 records of mining mines according to the U.S.G.S. Lower Mic

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...

I previously wrote a blog for those wishing to pursue an education in mining. You can read that hear: https://www.oakrocks.net/blog/an-education-in-mining/ But what if you want an education in Earth S

Sedimentary rocks containing coal, salt, and fossils are under Kansas. The surface is sand and gravel from the erosion of the Rocky Mountains and carried eastward by water. These deposits created...

Wisconsin is one of the best states in the U.S. for finding a rocks, crystals and minerals. Wisconsin is a rolling plain laid down on sedimentary rocks and broken in places by uplifted igneous and...

    In order to manage what could become a huge type of gemstone list-I've tried to sort my rock and mineral informati

Massachusetts, though small, has great rocks and minerals found there. Massachusetts is divided into two geological provinces by the Connecticut River. East of the river, the land falls, with a few...

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...

Rockhounding is the hobby of looking for and collect interesting rocks. I am writing a series of blogs that deal with this hobby. This series is mostly geared towards the beginner or hobbyist, not the

Washington's Petrified Woods are some of the finest in the nation. <

OakRocks (aka Barlow's Gems) Located in Phoenix, AZ  USA

If you have read my previous blogs (you can find them by clicking here), you know that I have been educating myself on petrified wood and sharing what I learn with you! Recently I read that Larimar wa