Tips And Knowledge Base
Lapidary Specialists since 1996

Our 2020 Summer Rockhounding Trip- Agates and Septarian Nodules
Hello, everybody! Angela here. Every Summer my husband Joel and I pack our tent into the truck and do a …
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Colorful Chrysocolla
What Kind of Mineral is Chrysocolla? Chrysocolla is a secondary hydrated copper phyllo-silicate mineral. It’s chemical formula is CuSiO3·2H2O. Color …
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Brilliant Bytownite
Bytownite (NaAlSi3O8-CaAl2Si2O8) is sometimes referred to as golden labradorite, although it is truly a rare form of plagioclase feldspar. It …
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Marvelous Malachite
Malachite (Cu2Co3Oh2) is an important copper ore mineral, ranging in color from bright to dark green. Its color tone can …
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Shungite – The Stone of Life
Shungite is a very unusual, silver to black color “rock”. What’s inside is a molecular structure different than any other …
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All About Rose Quartz
WHAT IS ROSE QUARTZ AND HOW IS IT FORMED? THE COLOR OF ROSE QUARTZ ASTERISM / STAR ROSE QUARTZ …
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Purple Yttrium (Lavender Fluorite)
We offer slabs and cabbing/carving rough of purple Yttrium (Lavender Fluorite) on our website, so here’s a page with a …
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All about Goldstone
AVENTURINE GLASS, or Goldstone is widely adored for the way it glitters in the light. It looks as though it …
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Meeting Hans Gamma
Hello there, and Happy New Year! Welcome to our first very first blog. If you have a topic you’d like …
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