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In Part 1 of my All About Macrocrystalline Quartz series we discussed the basics of Macrocrystalline Quartz: science, nomenclature, varieties, and uses. In Part 2 we discussed Quartz crysta ...

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 ...

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 ...

Did you know there are lots of rocks and minerals that we use in everyday life?  It is estimated that in the United States alone, every person will have used more than 3 million pounds of rocks, ...

Arkansas is a great state for rockhounding because of its abundance of quartz crystals. In fact, quartz was named the Arkansas state mineral in 1967. Southern and eastern Arkansas is sandy river de ...

Brazil is of huge importance in the world of rocks and minerals. In fact, Brazil is the world’s fifth largest mineral producer. Brazil is the world's largest producer (22% of world productio ...

West Virginia is, of course, famous for its coal, but not for its rocks and minerals. The western two-thirds of West Virginia is a rough area of hills and valleys cut in sedimentary rocks and formin ...

Not all of New York is equally endowed with gem grade rocks and minerals. But mining occurs in every county in New York State except Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens and Richmond. More than half of N ...

Though Alabama isn’t really known for its rocks, it actually is rich in pretty rocks!  About 190 different minerals have been found in Alabama. The southern half of Alabama is a coastal ...

Finding rocks and minerals in Maryland can be challenging. A lot of the good hunting areas, where rocks and minerals may be found, are heavily vegetated. The easternmost part of the state of Maryla ...

New Hampshire has a large variety of rocks and minerals. This is due mostly to the pegmatites that comprise a large portion of New Hampshire's surface. The igneous and metamorphic rocks were worn d ...

Vermont is known for its marble, serpentine, and other metamorphic rocks. Much of the area of Vermont is broken up by the Green Mountains and, parallel with them in the west, the Taconic Mountains.