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​The Denver Gem and Mineral Show - (Post)
The annual Denver Gem Show is always held around the second week of September. HISTORY OF THE DENVER GEM, ROCK, MINERAL AND FOSSIL SHOW In the 1950s, six different Denver area gem and mineral ...
An Education in Mining - (Post)For those interested in pursuing education and a career in mining. This may not be an exhaustive list and the information presented is taken directly off their websites, but may change at any time. I ...
The Colors of Petrified Wood - (Post)The colors in Petrified Wood come from minerals present during formation. Petrified Wood may retain the details of the original wood, but often the bright colors are not common in the actual wo ...
​The Green River Fossil Formation - (Post)The Green River Fossil Formation is one of the best known and most prolific fossil locations in the U.S. About 55 million years ago, during the Eocene period, the Rocky Mountains were formed. At that ...
Mining Industry Resources - (Post)Looking for mining industry resources? This is a list of government agencies and other organizations that are the best sources of mining and geological information. Many of these institutions may off ...
Lapidary Clubs - (Post)Due to covid and the influx of live shows on social media, more and more people are getting into rocks and minerals. That’s great for those of us who make a living mining and selling rocks and ...
Colorado Rocks and Minerals - (Page)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 o ...
Rhodochrosite - (Page)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 pi ...
Plume Agate - (Page)Plume Agates are clear or milky with three-dimensional plant, or flower-like plumes floating in them. Plumes are different than dendrites, which are usually more branch-like or thin, or moss which ...
Lapis Lazuli - (Page)Lapis Lazuli (often just referred to as Lapis) is an opaque, bright blue stone consisting mainly of Diopside and Lazurite. Lapis often has gold flecks (Pyrite) or whiteish veins (Calcite).
State Gemstones, Rocks, Fossils and Minerals - (Page)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 ge ...
Wyoming Rocks and Minerals - (Page) We have spent many summers digging dinosaur bones in Wyoming! The Native American word for Wyoming, mecheweaming, means “at the big flat”. A very accurate description of ...