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Quartz has long been the subject of spiritual beliefs and folklore. We were fortunate enough recently in acquiring a large stock of various Quartzes from several locations and have spent time explorin

Oklahoma has only a limited variety of rocks and minerals, mostly agate and petrified wood. However, Oklahoma is rich in commodity minerals throughout the state. These natural minerals, which...

The Black Hills, South Dakota is one of the top 5 places in the U.S. for rocks and minerals. In addition to agate and rose quartz, there are more than 40 other minerals found here: including copper,...

Maine is an excellent state for rock and mineral collecting! The northern part of Maine is hilly and often swampy, the southern part is rolling uplands broken by hills, isolated mountains and...

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...

    In order to manage what could become a huge type of gemstone list-I've tried to sort my rock and mineral informati

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...

Rhodochrosite is a gorgeous gemmy pink stone mostly from Argentina. Rhodochrosite actually formed in the Inca silver mines after they were abandoned in the thirteenth century. These magnificent pink...

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...

There are about 5000 identified mineral names. There are new ones being added every year, but only about 130 of the known ones are actually considered "gemstone" minerals.  "Gemstones" itself...