Black Jade

Home Igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic Rock Cycle Black Jade Black Jade with Thulite Thulite is a pink variety of zoisite. It is also known as rosaline zoisite, manganoan zoisite or Norwegian thulite. This variety of zoisite was first discovered in 1820 in Norway by Swedish chemist Anders Gustaf Ekeberg and is named after the mythical island…

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Magnesium Metal

Home Igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic Rock Cycle Magnesium Metal Magnesium Metal Magnesium is the lightest of all metal elements and is primarily used in structural alloys due to its lightweight, strength, and resistance to corrosion. There are over 60 different minerals known to have a magnesium content of 20% or greater, making it the eighth most…

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Rainbow Turgite

Home Igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic Rock Cycle Rainbow Turgite from Graves Mountain, Georgia Turgite from Graves Mountain, Lincoln County, Georgia Turgite is a fascinating and beautiful material.  It often occurs as rainbow-colored iridescent coatings on iron oxide-rich rocks or rocks having surface iron oxide staining.  It can also occur as irregular botryoidal formations. The exact nature…

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Amethyst and Pyrite from Bulgaria

Amethyst and Pyrite from Bulgaria Rare New Find…Amethyst and Pyrite from the Chala Mine in Bulgaria These amazing specimens of amethyst and pyrite  have taken the mineral collecting world by storm. These are naturally formed specimens that have not been altered in any way from the way they were found in the famous and world…

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Order Confirmation

Order Confirmation Thank you for your order. You will receive a receipt email from PayPal. Your order will be safely packed and shipped via US Post Office Insured Priority Mail within the next few days. If you have any questions, please e-mail us at ncspiritrock@gmail.com

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Minerals List

Minerals List Actinolite and Talc Adamite Aegirine and Microcline Agates Alexandrite Aluminum Sulfate Amazonite Amber Amber Onyx Amethyst Amethyst from Brazil Amethyst and Pyrite from Bulgaria Amethyst from Roraima, Brazil Amethyst Geode Spheres Amethyst, Black, from Uruguay Amethyst, Spirit Ammonites Anhydrite Apatite Apophyllite and Zeolites Aquamarine and Schorl Aragonite Aura Quartz Aventurine Azurite Barite Barite…

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Red Beryl

Home Igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic Rock Cycle Red Beryl Red beryl is an extremely rare variety of beryl that receives its red color from trace amounts of manganese. Red Beryl is also known as Bixbite and is sometimes called Red Emerald. This gemstone is the rarest of all beryl gemstones, and is perhaps the rarest of…

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Rock Cycle

Children’s Corner The Rock Cycle A Special Place for Junior Rock Hounds The Rock Cycle at SpiritRock Shop “Junior Rockhound Pages” “The Rock Cycle” The Rock Cycle is a group of changes. Igneous rock can change into sedimentary rock or into metamorphic rock. Sedimentary rock can change into metamorphic rock or into igneous rock. Igneous…

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Metamorphic

Children’s Corner Metamorphic Rocks A Special Place for Junior Rock Hounds SpiritRock Shop “Junior Rockhound Pages” Metamorphic Rocks Metamorphic rocks started out as some other type of rock, but have been substantially changed from their original igneous, sedimentary, or earlier metamorphic form. Metamorphic rocks form when rocks are subjected to high heat, high pressure, hot,…

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