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Home Igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic Rock Cycle Special Collector Slabs Rainforest Jasper The slabs listed on this page are a collection of Special, rare and unique slabs we have collected over the years from 1969 to the present day…thought it was time to share some of our treasures with our loyal customers. Fuchsite Quartz Thick Display…

Shattuckite Shattuckite is a relatively rare copper silicate mineral. It was first discovered in the copper mines of Bisbee, Arizona, specifically the Shattuck Mine (hence the name). It is a secondary mineral that forms from the alteration of other secondary minerals. Normally it forms pseudomorphs after malachite with little alteration of the outward shape of…

Septarian Spheres Large 3.44 Inch Septarian Sphere from Madagascar $76.00 Add to cart Large 3.88 inch (98.7 mm) Septarian Sphere from Madagascar 4 $139.00 Add to cart Large 4.5 x 3.2 inch (11.5 x 8.2 cm) Septarian Large Carved Egg from Madagascar 3 $119.00 Add to cart Item # 2SEPS09217302M62Large 3 Inch Septarian Sphere from…

Home Igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic Rock Cycle Rockhound Collapsible Canvas Rock Buckets Finally an easy way to carry those special rocks you find! Finding quality and durable collapsible Canvas Rock Collecting Buckets has been an ongoing and ever changing endeavor. Most Rock Collectors have been through the cycle of trying backpacks, metal buckets, plastic buckets (which…

Rhodochrosite Rhodochrosite is a manganese carbonate mineral. In its rare pure form, it is typically a rose-red color, but impure specimens can be shades of pink to pale brown. Rhodochrosite occurs as a hydrothermal vein mineral along with other manganese minerals in low temperature ore deposits as in the silver mines of Romania where it…

Jacare Quartz (alligator Quartz) Jacare Quartz Jacare Quartz crystals feature an attractive Elestial Growth Formation. They are called Jacaré Quartz in Brazil because of its resemblance to the bumps on the back of a crocodile or alligator. (Jacaré is Portuguese for crocodile). Elestial crystals are mostly smoky in color, and are recognized by multiple terminations,…

Quartz Crystals from Saltville, Smyth County,VA and Info on Douglas Dam and Greene County, TN Quartz Crystals near Saltville, Virginia A variety of crystals may be found here. Crystals occur near Saltville in dark limy shales and shaly limestone layers above the post-Knox unconformity. An unconformity is a gap in the rock record, when either…

Smoky Quartz Crystals Smoky quartz is a variety of quartz. It is characterized by quartz with coloring from light wispy greys to browns and black. We like cluster specimens so the natural radiation can be seen in varying degrees of color change on the specimens. Smoky Quartz has a few well known varieties. Cairngorm is…

Quartz Crystals Quartz Clusters Brazil There is so much to know about Quartz natural crystal clusters that one has great difficulty learning all of the types and formations of the varieties of Quartz. While trying to locate new informative sources We found the most amazing site about Quartz and just have to share with all…

Pyrite (Iron Pyrite) Pyrite Pyrite is the classic “Fool’s Gold”. There are other shiny brassy yellow minerals, but pyrite is by far the most common and the most often mistaken for gold. Whether it is the golden look or something else, pyrite is a favorite among rock collectors. It can have a beautiful luster and…