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Crocoite Crocoite (pronounced Kro-ko-ite) is a very rare but very spectacular mineral that was first found in Russia. Crocoite is sought after by mineral collectors for its pronounced orange-red color. The crystals are thin, needle-like formations arranged in random, jackstraw fashion. Crocoite is a rare lead chromate mineral that appears to form under the unusual…

Thumbnail Specimens – Oklahoma Rose Rocks Most rock and mineral collectors don’t think about how or where they will display their prized specimen pieces. Everyone loves an amazing display specimen.  However…just where do you plan on displaying your specimens and how much room do you actually have for your displays? These should be questions most…

Brazilian Agate Slabs Many of the Brazilian Agate slabs listed here are Agate specimens we procured from two Old Stock sources. Some are from the Old Comstock Pewter Factory in Durango Colorado which operated in the 1990.s. Some of the agate slabs listed here came from the E&L Roth Collection which is over 34 years…

Home Igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic Rock Cycle Thundereggs Lucky Strike Mine “The Lucky Strike and Valley View Thunder Eggs Mines have Agates with the best range in colors, probably in the world. The eggs contain mosses, banded agate, fortification, plumes and geodes.” Lucky Strike Mine is in the Ochoco Mountains not far from Prineville. This site…

Carrollite Carrollite 002 Carrollite was named after its occurrence in Carroll Co. Maryland, US, at the Patapsco mine, Sykesville. Carrollite is a sulfide of copper and cobalt, sometimes with substitution of nickel for the metal ions. It belongs to the Linnaeite group. Carrollite occurs in hydrothermal vein deposits and can be identified in the field…

Bultfonteinite and Poldervaartite Bultfonteinite is transparent and pale pink to colorless and may occur as fan like groups of snowy white acicular crystals. Bultfonteinite was discovered at the 480-foot level of the Bultfontein mine in Kimberley, South Africa in the early 1900’s. Poldervaartite is only found in the Kalahari Manganese fields in the N’Chwaning and…

Oregon Thundereggs Pony Ridge Ochoco Mountain Thunderegg Polished Half $17.00 Add to cart Item #TEOM05134622Ochoco Mountain Thunderegg Polished Half $32.00 Nice Crystalline form with opal spot and water lines over a swirly and mounded bottom. A very Nice specimen! Measures 5.2 x 4.4 x 2.4 inches (13.2 x 11.1 x 6.2cm) and weighs 2 lbs…

Home Igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic Rock Cycle Display & Lapidary Slabs Sonora Sunrise Mara Mamba Tiger Iron Chrysoprase Malachite and Cuprite in Matrix Chrysocolla Veins in Matrix Prehnite Azurite, Malachite and Cuprite in Gem Silica Matrix Display & Lapidary Slabs include some of the most interesting and unique polished and un-polished slabs that we can find…

Topaz Crystals on Rhyolite Topaz is a mineral that is formed as fluorine-rich vapors rise from cooling lava flows or intrusions of magma. This is how the crystals found at Topaz Mountain in Utah were formed.  The Thomas Range is world-famous for its topaz.  Most of the matrix rock is a white to gray-colored rhyolite…

Home Igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic Rock Cycle Ammonites Ammonites lived during the Jurassic period (which began about 201 million years ago) all the way till the end of the Cretaceous period (which ended about 66 million years ago). The species had a window of about 140 million years during which Ammonites were present on earth. The…