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  Montana is The Treasure State, fitting for its rocks and minerals. Montana Agate is probably the most well known rock from Montana! Montana Agate co

Montana Agate comes from near the Yellowstone River in Montana. The vein actually runs from the Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming to North Dakota. Montana Agate is one of the alluvial agates, it...

Orbicular Agate or Polka Dot Agate is so named for its spheres or polka dot pattern. The dots are sharp or fuzzy concentric orbs and they can range in size from very tiny up to quite large...

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

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 inclusions are...

In my last two blogs I talked about the history of mining in Arizona and the mining towns still active today.  There are a lot of ghost towns in Arizona because of mining activity.  There are so many

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...

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 wood and

Copper Gemstones are stones that contain Native Copper or copper minerals. Thirteen metals occur as native elements.  Obviously gold and silver are the most well known, but Native Copper...

Limb cast are some of the most beautiful “Petrified Wood” around.  But what is a limb cast? Limb cast begin the same way that Petrified Wood does, trees are buried quickly under several hundred yards

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 mineral

I’ve been writing a series of blogs about rockhounding. But what if you are wanting to collect rocks for commercial purposes or you actually find a cool rock or mineral on one of your rockhounding exp