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Mining in India is an important activity and contributes to the economy. The mining sector underwent modernization following the independence of India, although minerals have been mined in the reg ...

Indiana is mostly sedimentary rock brought by ancient seas and glaciers. This is great for fossils, but not great for rocks and minerals. During the past 2 million years, two major glacial advances ...

Bloodstone is an interesting dark green jasper with tiny red spots from iron oxide. This attractive chalcedony is also known as Heliotrope, which is derived from Greek meaning sun and to turn, becau ...

Moss Agate is so named for its mossy shaped or bush like inclusions. These are usually formed with mineral impurities, and are often growths of iron or manganese oxides. Moss Agate is found in ma ...

Moonstone is a member of the Feldspar mineral group, containing the feldspar species albite and orthoclase.  It is named for its blue-white sheen which is caused by lamellar structure (alter ...

Carnelian, also spelled Cornelian, is the only member of the translucent chalcedony family with its own name! Though it is actually Carnelian Agate, it is usually referred to as just Carnelian.&n ...

Fancy Jasper is the colorful jasper found in Maharashtra, India. Jasper is an ornamental rock composed mostly of chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz, in association with other minerals, which giv ...

Coquina Jasper is from India, and is one of those jaspers that has been around a long time and has been known by several names. It is also known as Elephant Skin Jasper, Cobra Jasper or Script St ...

Tiger eye or Tiger's Eye is a member of the macro-crystalline quartz family, usually with rich yellow and brown stripes. Occasionally Tiger's Eye can be found blue or red, but most of the tim ...

Ruby and Fuchsite and Ruby and Zoisite are both lovely green semiprecious stones with actual pink Ruby crystals embedded in it. Ruby is the red variety of corundum, the second hardest na ...

Quartz is the most common single mineral on earth. It is found on every continent, and just about every country. Quartz has a hardness of 7, and it polished and wears well. Macrocrystalline quart ...

The Bible makes numerous references to stones:  The first mention of stones in the Bible (Exodus 28:17-20) has to do with the stones in Aaron's breastplate. Aaron was Moses' brother and led the ...