512 results for quartz

We all know there is no way to get rich quick. Success and prosperity come from hard work and dedication.  But many people do believe in gemstone and crystal powers. In fact, gemstones and cryst ...

Sagenite Agate, or Sagenitic Agate, is any agate having acicular or needle-like mineral or crystal growths. These "sagenites" usually intersect in a grid or grill-like pattern, but the hair l ...

Polyhedroid Agates are a rare type of formation found only in Paraiba, Brazil. Unlike the typical smooth, concentric banding seen in most agates, Polyhedroid Agates feature bands that have sharp, ...

Blue Lace Agate is a beautiful cryptocrystalline quartz stone or a member of the chalcedony family.   Generally only solid colored materials are actually named "chalcedony".  Most ...

Imperial Jasper and Royal Imperial Jasper are dense, very fine grained and exceptionally hard jaspers. Both of them are highly prized porcelain jaspers. Because of their fine grain, porcelain ja ...

Brazilian Agate and Piranha Agate are some of the most beautiful banded agates ever found. Brazil has the most massive deposits of agate in the world and they are mostly found in southern Brazil.

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 ...

Willow Creek Jasper is a well known semiprecious gemstone material that comes from Idaho. It is found about 15 miles north of Eagle, Idaho, which is northeast of Boise. The mine has been producin ...

Mining in India is an important activity and contributes to the economy. The mining sector underwent modernization following the independence of India, although minerals have been mined in the reg ...

Idaho is a great state for rockhounding.  In fact Idaho's nickname is 'The Gem State’. It even has a county known as Gem County. The state is also home to an incredible variety of geol ...

Crazy Lace Agate is a banded chalcedony that is infused with iron and aluminum. Chalcedony is a microcrystalline quartz. Creamy browns, blacks, grays and golds (and occasional reds and pinks) swi ...

Nebraska is not a great state for finding gem grade rocks and minerals. Nebraska is a part of the Great Plains, with its plain sloping from northwest to southwest, including rich farmlands in the ea ...