The best picture jaspers in the world come from the Oregon-Idaho border. Jasper is a member of the chalcedony family.Chalcedony, pronounced kal sid nee, is any form of microcrystalline quartz. &ldquo ...
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 ...
Idaho Rocks and Minerals - (Page)Idaho is a great state for rockhounding. In fact Idaho's nickname is 'The Gem State’. It even has a county known as Gem County. The state is also home to an incredible variety of geol ...
Jaspers - (Page)Jasper is a member of the chalcedony family. Chalcedony (kal SED' nee) is any form of microcrystalline quartz, where the crystals are too small to be seen without high magnification. However, in the ...
Agate Stone and Jasper Stone - (Page)What is the difference between agates and jaspers? Agates and jaspers are both members of the Chalcedony stone family. Chalcedony (kal SED' nee) is any form of microcrystalline quartz, where the cr ...
Owyhee Jasper - (Page)Owyhee Picture Jasper (pronounced Oh-WAH-hee), comes from the rugged Owyhee mountain. The area is situated on the Idaho-Oregon border, just south of Homedale, Idaho. Owyhee Jasper is another one ...
Willow Creek Jasper - (Page)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 producin ...
Bruneau Jasper - (Page)Bruneau Jasper is a beautiful semiprecious stone that comes from the remote canyon near the Bruneau River in western Idaho. The area is about 30 miles south of the tiny town of Bruneau. It i ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Agates - (Page) Agates are members of the chalcedony family. Chalcedony (kal SED' nee) is any form of microcrystalline quartz, where the crystals are too small to be seen without high magnification. However, ...