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Home Igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic Rock Cycle Aluminum Sulfate Information Page Red Aluminum Sulfate Crystals on matrix (Poland) Bright Pink to red coloring, beautiful naturally occurring dipyramidal/octahedral crystal formation of Aluminum Sulfate. This beautiful specimen comes to us from our friends in Poland. This specimen weighs 1.22oz (34 g) and measures 2.3 x 2 x 1…

Home Igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic Rock Cycle Alexandrite Alexandrite is an extremely rare and was originally found in Russia. The mineral was named for the former Czar of Russia, Alexander II, and was first discovered in the Ural Mountains of Russia on Alexander’s day of birth. The Russian Alexandrite has become almost impossible to find. Thanks…

Home Igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic Rock Cycle Sonoran Desert Agate Agates from the Sonora Desert area are found from Arizona down into Sonora Mexico and are some of the most stunning and well fortified agates we have seen. They range from white to blue to pink and are highly sought after for making cabochons for jewelry.…

Home Igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic Rock Cycle Pseudo Coyamito Agate Coyamito Agates get their name from the place where they were discovered which was Rancho Coyamito, a large cattle ranch near Ojo Laguna in Mexico. Coyamito agates tend to have many colors and inclusions typified by excellent fortification and dilations appearing as whisps or swirls. Psuedo…

Home Igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic Rock Cycle India Agate Agate from India comes in a variety of types in Blackskin, Whiteskin or Yellowskin. The most popular are those containing moss. Most of the moss agate, (called suabhaji), comes from the Bud-Kotra area in Morvi in the area around Khambat (“Camaby”) in Gujarat Province, India. They are…

Home Igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic Rock Cycle Bandung Agate Bandung Agates are EXTREMELY EXTREMELY RARE!! They are found in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia Item# BDA06095016268g Bandung Agate This extraordinary old stock grey, white, brown and yellow polished Bandung Agate was obtained from an old collector. The numbers on the back appear to read 2-15c24. We do…

Home Igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic Rock Cycle Agates Locale, Information and Types Most agates occur as nodules in volcanic rocks or lava flows. Agates are formed in cavities produced by gas bubbles in the molten magma. These cavities are filled by siliceous materials that are deposited in regular layers upon the walls. Agate can also be…

Adamite Information Page Adamite is a favorite among collectors of fluorescent minerals because of its consistent bright green fluorescence under short wave and long wave UV light. It also makes a wonderful mineral specimen in normal daylight or artificial light. The typical yellow to green color of its high luster Adamite crystals that form on…

Home Igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic Rock Cycle Aegirine on Microcline Information Page Aegirine is a member of the Pyroxene group, a sodium iron silicate that forms as long, prismatic crystals. These impressive crystals have become classics among collectors. The tall opaque monolith-like crystals that rise majestically from their host rocks are absolutely stunning. These may form…

Home Igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic Rock Cycle Actinolite in Talc Information Page One of our customers wanted us to locate some Actinolite in Talc from North Carolina. We were able to locate a few specimens but we had to research Actinolite and thought we would pass that information on to our customers. We found out that…