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Home Igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic Rock Cycle NC Beryl Crystals Ray (Wray) Mica Mine, Yancey County, N.C. Ray Mica Mine, Burnsville, Yancey County, N.C. The Ray Mica Mines are located on Hurricane Mountain, 4.0 km (2.5 miles) SSE of Burnsville, in the Bolen’s Creek area, on National Forest land.The mine is actually a series of open…

Muscovite on Black Tourmaline (Schorl) from Brazil We were lucky enough to get a few specimens of this new find from Brazil. One of our import suppliers was able to provide us with a couple specimens of this heavy and fragile specimen. These are large acicular (needle like) formations of black schorl tourmaline with a…

Muscovite, Mica, Isinglass Muscovite is a silicate mineral that contains potassium and aluminum. It is also known as Mica or Isinglass. Muscovite may form in layers of sheets (called “Books”) which are clear with a pearly luster on cleavage faces or as a rock forming mineral found in igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks, often having…

Mica from North Carolina Mica is a group of thirty seven minerals that are physically and chemically similar. They are all sheet silicate minerals (form in distinct layers). Micas are lightweight and soft, and the sheets and flakes of mica are flexible. Mica has a pearly or vitreous luster and is heat-resistant and does not…

Home Minerals List Our Policies Shipping Dendritic Moss Opal Malachite Stalactite Fingers Sale! Very Rare Malachite Stalactite Fingers from the Star of the Congo Mine $3,495.00 Original price was: $3,495.00.$2,995.00Current price is: $2,995.00. Add to cart Due to the weight and fragility of this specimen it will be sold at the listed price… PLUS… our…

Lava Rocks…Volcanic Rocks Lava Rocks Volcanic Rocks  are terms often used, but is really not correct. Lava is molten or liquid form rock that comes out of a volcano that is erupting. Lava is extremely hot reaching temperatures approaching 2000 degrees. The lava comes out of the volcano and cools on the earths surface depending…

Labradorite & Spectrolite Labradorite is a mineral whose beauty is not fully realized and may even be completely  missed if not viewed from the proper angle. Most Labradorite is a dull, dark grey to black looking mineral with no special attraction until the colorful shiller-effect is observed glowing on the surface. Labradorite can produce a…

Kyanite Kyanite forms bladed crystals. It is generally blue, but can also be green or gray. It has a glassy luster. Kyanite has a unique physical feature in that it has two different hardnesses. When its hardness is measured across the crystal it is normally 7 Mohs  when it is measured down the length of…

Polychrome Desert Jasper Polychrome Desert Jasper is a beautiful and colorful Jasper that can best be described as polychrome (the act of decorating things in a variety of colors) in appearance. It includes red, pink, brown and grey Jasper mixed in colorful swirling patterns. It comes from the Norcross-Madagascar Jasper fields. Norcross found Desert Jasper…