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Home Igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic Rock Cycle Emeralds North Carolina Emeralds We took off one day on a new driving adventure discovering the stunning beauty of the Smoky Mountains. We left Hendersonville and headed east to Transylvania County (really its true name) and went to a small town called Pisgah Forest. We then headed north towards…

Home Igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic Rock Cycle Carved Stone Eggs As is normal in most rocks and minerals, natural fractures may exist in any carved or polished item. These are not defects,but rather become unique specimen traits. Eggs display their best features on a sphere stand. We like the brass sphere stands for the small eggs…

Home Igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic Rock Cycle Barite Rose

Home Igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic Rock Cycle Splash Copper Sculptures Liquid copper in a crucible is pulled from the furnace at 2200degrees F   Kirsten Gumm Discovery Channel’s Cash &Treasures did an episode showing this product at Keweenaw Gem & Gift, Inc. Liquid copper in a crucible is poured into trays of straw and water. It…

Copper Native Copper as an ore mineral is very rare throughout the world, although minor occurrences of the mineral are widespread. The aggregate form of copper is highly variable and a number of distinctive types have been recognized. Native copper (copper found in a chemically uncombined state) has been mined for centuries and now is…

Home Igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic Rock Cycle Citrine Spirit Cactus Quartz

Citrine Citrine is a variety of quartz whose color ranges from a pale yellow to brown. Natural citrines are rare; most commercial citrines are heat-treated amethyst. Citrine contains traces of Fe3+ and is rarely found naturally. The name is derived from Latin citrina which means “yellow”. Citrine crystals can form together with amethyst or smoky…

Charoite from Russia Charoite 001 This is one of the worlds rarest, and prettiest, gem minerals. Charoite deposit called “Sirenevyi Kamen” has only been known for less than 30 years, and this is the only location in the world where this material was ever found. The region in which Charoite was discovered is rather difficult…

Home Igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic Rock Cycle Chabazite Crystals with Stellerite

Celestine aka Celestite Rare Blue Celestine and Calcite Celestine Crystal Plate Celestine Crystal Geode Celestine aka Celestite is a mineral consisting of strontium sulfate. The mineral is named for its sometimes alluring light blue color. Celestine is the principal source of strontium which is used in fireworks and metal alloy compounds. Celestine normally occurs as…