For obvious reasons rockhounding is much harder in Alaska! Much of the ground is frozen or hard to get to. But Alaska does have lots of rocks and minerals including agates, jaspers, and ...
Maw Sit Sit - (Page)Maw Sit Sit is a rare green gemstone that has dark green to black veining; it sometimes has white spots. Maw Sit Sit is opaque to translucent. Maw-sit-sit has a hardness of 6. It is a byproduct ...
Birthstones by Month and Zodiac Stones - (Page)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 ...
Peru Rocks and Minerals - (Page)Peru is one of the leading producers of copper, gold, lead and silver. Today, Peru is the largest gold producer in Latin America, and the sixth-largest worldwide, generating billions of dollars in ...
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 ...
Canada Rocks and Minerals - (Page)Collectible rocks and minerals are found in every province and territory in Canada. Canada is the second largest country in the world. It is the world leader in the production of potash and ranks am ...
Origin of Rock Names - (Page)Origin of Names for Rocks and Minerals How do rocks and minerals get their names? Rock and Mineral names can be traced quite often to Greek and to Latin. It is common practice to add an "ite" to ...
Australia Rocks and Minerals - (Page)There is mining for rocks in Australia in all states and territories. The geology of Australia includes almost all known rock types and from all geological time periods spanning over 3.8 billion y ...
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 ...
Quartz, Rose Quartz, Aventurine, Citrine, Smoky Quartz, Amethyst - (Page)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 ...
Metaphysical Defintion and Healing Crystals - (Page)Metaphysical Meanings on Rocks, Crystals and Minerals What is metaphysics? Metaphysics is the branch of philosophy that investigates principles of reality transcending those of any particular ...
Glossary of Rock and Mineral Terms - (Page)What do the words used to describe rocks and mineral mean? Everybody loves the beauty of natural rocks and minerals. However, not everybody knows the meaning of all the words or terms used in the ro ...