491 results for quartz

Tiger eye or Tiger's Eye is a member of the macro-crystalline quartz family. It is usually with rich chatoyant yellow and brown stripes. Occasionally Tiger's Eye can be found blue or red, but...

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...

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,...

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...

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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...

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...

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 producing...

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) swirl...

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...