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Between 50 and 70 million years ago, around the time dinosaurs went extinct, these funky mud balls called Septarian Nodules …
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Hello, everybody! Angela here. Every Summer my husband Joel and I pack our tent into the truck and do a …
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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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Bytownite is sometimes referred to as golden labradorite, although it is truly a rare form of plagioclase feldspar. It does …
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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 is a very unusual, silver to black color “rock”. What’s inside is a molecular structure different than any other …
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WHAT IS ROSE QUARTZ AND HOW IS IT FORMED? THE COLOR OF ROSE QUARTZ ASTERISM / STAR ROSE QUARTZ      …
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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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AVENTURINE GLASS, or Goldstone is widely adored for the way it glitters in the light. It looks as though it …
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