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Glacial Concretions Our Suppliers for these wonderful Glacial Concretions… that we have sold for many years… have retired. However, we were able to make one last purchase from them. We once again have some more very fine concretions to offer our customers. Clay stone glacial concretions are known by many names around the world. For…

Grossular Garnets Grossular is a calcium-aluminum species of the Garnet group of minerals. The name Grossular is derived from the botanical name for the gooseberry, “grossularia”, in reference to the green Garnet of this composition that is found in Siberia. Other shades include cinnamon brown (cinnamon stone variety), red, and yellow. Grossular Garnet is a…

Garnets in Muscovite A Garnet is not a single mineral, but is part of a group that contains closely related, minerals that form a series with each other, resulting in different varieties that vary only slightly in physical properties. Some of the varieties may be so similar that they are indistinguishable from one another without…

Garnets from Morganton NC The Garnet Mineral Group Garnet is not a single mineral, but a group that contains closely related, isomorphous minerals that form a series with each other. The Garnet members form intermediary minerals between each member, and may even intergrow within a single crystal. The Garnets vary only slightly in physical properties,…

Garnets from Little Pine Mine, NC The Garnet Mineral Group Garnet is not a single mineral, but a group that contains closely related, isomorphous minerals that form a series with each other. The Garnet members form intermediary minerals between each member, and may even intergrow within a single crystal. The Garnets vary only slightly in…

Garnets The Garnet Mineral Group Garnet is not a single mineral, but a group that contains closely related, isomorphous minerals that form a series with each other. The Garnet members form intermediary minerals between each member, and may even intergrow within a single crystal. The Garnets vary only slightly in physical properties, and some of…

Galena On July 21, 1967, the mineral galena was adopted as the official mineral of Missouri. Galena is the natural mineral form of lead sulfide. It is the most important lead ore mineral. It crystallizes into cubic or octahedral forms. It is often found with the minerals Sphalerite, Calcite and Fluorite. Galena deposits often contain…

Cave-in-Rock Hardin County Fluorite Cave-in-Rock Hardin County, Illinois has a long history of producing some of the worlds finest fluorite specimens. There were many mines in the Southern Illinois/Northern Kentucky area but 3 mines became very famous to Rockhounds due to the many forms of fluorite found there. The three best known mines are the…

Fluorite from Fluorite Ridge The Fluorite Ridge mining district lies northeast of Deming, New Mexico and just south of the Cooks Range. Access into the area is gained by traveling 6 miles northeast of Deming on State Highway 26, and then another 6 miles in a north-northeast direction over a gravel road. The road terminates…

Fluorites Fluorite comes in every color imaginable. Pure Fluorite is colorless. The colors found in fluorite are caused by mineral impurities, which are normally hydrocarbons. The hydrocarbons (and the coloring) can be removed from a specimen by heating. Collectors often procure a vibrant colored piece and then display it in bright sunlight. The heating from…