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

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...

We attended the GRAND OPENING of the Four Peaks Mining Co store. UPDATE-Unfortunately we have heard that this amazing shop will be closing the end of this year (2026). If you haven't been, you should

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

This is a piece of petrified forest floor! It is from the Kirkby collection and it was self-collected sometime in the 1930's to the 1960's. On the back a handwritten note says: “6472-Tsuga sp. Hemlock

Connecticut is small and the variety of rocks found there is small. But Connecticut still offers great rockhounding. A central lowland valley divides eastern and western Connecticut. This valley is...

  Minnesota contains some of the oldest rocks on Earth. It has granitic gneisses that formed some 3,600 million years ago. Southern Minnesota rises from the midwestern prairies into a rolling...

Colorado, like most western states, has produced gold, copper, and silver. Gold was discovered in 1859 and the most productive gold mine in Colorado, the Cresson Mine, produced more than 258,000...