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After Quartz, Calcite is the most next common mineral on the face of the Earth. Calcite comprises about 4% by weight of the Earth's crust. It is found throughout the world in sedimentary, meta

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 plain...

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...

Tennessee has more mineral resources than any other state east of the Mississippi, except North Carolina. Limestone and dolomite, bituminous coal, lead, zinc, ball clay, sand and gravel, phosphate,...

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...

New Jersey's has a rich mining history. The northwest corner of New Jersey contains the famous Delaware Water Gap, where the Delaware River has cut through the Kittatinny mountain range of the...

Cherry Creek Jasper is a colorful jasper found in Mainland China. It is also known as Red Creek Jasper or Picasso Jasper. It comes from the Cherry Creek Mine and there is a nearby creek named Red...

Rhodochrosite is a gorgeous gemmy pink stone mostly from Argentina. Rhodochrosite actually formed in the Inca silver mines after they were abandoned in the thirteenth century. These magnificent pink...

What is my state's official state rock, mineral, or fossil?   Alabama designated Hematite as the state mineral in 1967, Hematite as the state rock in 1969, and Star Blue Quartz as the state...

Previously we talked about the study of the first 2 types of rocks-sedimentary and igneous. You can read them here- Sedimentary Rocks or Igneous Rocks. The third type of rock is Metamorphic Rock. Meta