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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...

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...

Washington's Petrified Woods are some of the finest in the nation. <

What are the Birthstones and Zodiac Stones, and what do they mean? Just when the Zodiac Signs were declared is unclear.  Some form of zodiac use preceded the Babylonians, though it was the...

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...

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...

Massachusetts, though small, has great rocks and minerals found there. Massachusetts is divided into two geological provinces by the Connecticut River. East of the river, the land falls, with a few...

What is the difference between precious stones and semiprecious stones? The dictionary describes semi-precious stones as being less valuable than precious stones. But, of course, that isn’t always ac

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...