Posts Tagged ‘woo converted’

Apophyllite, Stilbite and other Zeolites “Zeolite-ZSM-5-3D-vdW”. Licensed under Public domain via Wikimedia Commons – https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zeolite-ZSM-5-3D-vdW.png#mediaviewer/File:Zeolite-ZSM-5-3D-vdW.png Heat water and you’ll see steam rise as it comes to a boil. You can get the same thing to happen if you heat a unique rock called a Zeolite, which traps water inside itself. In 1756 a Swedish Geologist…

Amethyst  Amethyst is mother nature’s classy version of a quartz crystal! They are visually stunning and have been in demand for many centuries. Its name derives from the Greek “amethystos”, which means “not drunken”, as Amethyst in ages past was thought to ward off drunkenness. This gemstone is also said to protect its wearer against…

Amethyst, Citrine Spirit (Cactus) Quartz… Magaliesburg Crystals The Magaliesberg is one of the oldest mountain ranges in the world at 2300 million years old, or 100 times the age of the Himalayas. The Magaliesberg Mountain Range is located in the Gauteng Province near Pretoria, South Africa. The small crystals that encase the bases of larger…

Home Igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic Rock Cycle Amber Onyx / Honeycomb Calcite Amber Onyx / Honeycomb Calcite 1.9 inch Sphere from Utah $64.00 Add to cart Amber Onyx / Honeycomb Calcite Container with Lid from Utah $269.00 Add to cart Amber Onyx / Honeycomb Calcite Large Heart from Utah $149.00 Add to cart Amber Onyx is…

Home Igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic Rock Cycle Polyhedroid Agates  Courtesy Ben Edwards Collection Courtesy 2009 Gem Shop Calendar Polyhedroid Agates ….These are one of nature’s great unexplained formations. These geometric beauties were only found for a short time in the 1970’s and only in one location in the world. It is fitting that some of the…

Needles Blue Agate Needles Blue Agate We were introduced a few years ago to “Needles Blue Agate” by Maggie McShan from Needles, California. Maggie and her husband Frank ran an Old Time Rock Shop there in Needles and are well known in the Rockhound community. Chris obtained a very interesting Needles Blue Agate specimen display…

Grape Agate/Botryoidal Amethyst A Wonderful FIND….that is almost GONE Grape Agate is a very interesting material that was introduced to the market in the latter half of 2016. It was discovered some years back along one of Indonesia’s island coastal areas, Manakarra Beach in the Mamuju Area, Sulawesi Barat Province, West Sulawesi Island, Indonesia. Since…

Home Igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic Rock Cycle Deming Agate “Something Brand new from our shop this year! This is a massive 4+ lb agate nodule from Deming, NM. It’s cut as a stand-up display specimen to show off all the color in the green, blue, gold, white and red agate as well as the amazing sagenite…

Lead Lead is a chemical element with atomic number 82 and symbol Pb (from Latin: plumbum). It is a soft, malleable, and heavy metal. Freshly cut solid lead has a bluish-white color that soon tarnishes to a dull grayish color when exposed to air; the liquid metal has shiny chrome-silver luster. Lead is a bright…

Heubnerite Heubnerite is a dark reddish-brown submetallic to resinous mineral that forms monoclinic long prismatic striated crystals. It may occur granular massive or bladed and simple contact twinning is common. Heubnerite is a heavy mineral that is somewhat soft and slightly transparent. The deep red color is best seen at points where the crystals have…