Arizona Rainbow Petrified Wood
Petrified wood is essentially fossilized wood where all the organic materials have been replaced with minerals, usually silicates such as quartz, while retaining the original structure of the wood. This […]
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Watermelon Tourmaline
Watermelon tourmaline is a strikingly beautiful variety of the mineral tourmaline, renowned for its distinctive color gradient that resembles a slice of watermelon. This gemstone is highly prized for its […]
Musgravite
Musgravite is a rare and precious gemstone that belongs to the oxide mineral family. It is a member of the taaffeite family, which also includes taaffeite and lavenderite. Musgravite is […]
Pyroxene
augite fassaiteaugite pyroxene mineralAugite Pyroxene is a set of essential rock-forming inosilicate minerals discovered in many igneous and metamorphic rocks. Pyroxenes have the general components is XY(Si,Al)2O6. Although aluminium substitutes […]
Wollastonite
Wollastonite Wollastonite Wollastonite is a group of innosilicate mineral, formula is CaSiO3 that may inlude small amount of magnesium, manganese and iron substituting for calcium. A valuable industrial mineral, wollastonite […]
Cavansite
Cavansite is a relatively rare and striking mineral known for its vibrant blue color. The name “cavansite” is derived from its chemical composition, as it contains calcium (Ca), vanadium (V), […]
Olivine
Olivine is one of the most common minerals within the earth, and is a prime rock forming mineral. Despite this, desirable specimens and huge crystals are unusual and fashionable. Only […]
Sillimanite
Sillimanite is a mineral that belongs to the group of aluminosilicate minerals known as the sillimanite group. It is named after the American chemist Benjamin Silliman Jr., who first described […]
Kaolinite
Kaolinite Mineral Rock Kaolinite sample from Twiggs County, Georgia, USA. This sample is from the Cretaceous rocks of Georgia Kaolinite is a clay mineral with chemical composition Al2Si2O5(OH)4. It is […]
Clay Minerals
Clay minerals are a group of minerals that are typically found in soils, sediments, and rocks. They are characterized by their small particle size, which is typically less than 2 […]
Tremolite
Tremolite,Campolungo, Piumogna Valley, Switzerland Tremolite from Franklin, Sussex Co., New Jersey, United States Tremolite is a silicate mineral and member of the amphibole group. Chemical formula is Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2. A calcium […]
Zircon
Zircon, scientifically known as zirconium silicate (ZrSiO4), is a mineral prized for its versatility and wide-ranging applications. With its remarkable resistance to heat, corrosion, and chemical alteration, zircon finds use […]