Tag: apatite
Apatite: New Finds at Pulsifer Quarry
Apatite is a favorite collector’s mineral with a dizzying array of beautiful colors, such as blue apatite, and interesting crystal habits. Perhaps the most...
Apatite from Crystals to Phosphate Rock
Apatite crystals are a favorite among collectors with their stubby, terminated, hexagonal prisms, glassy transparency, and soft, yellow-to-greenish-yellow or blue mineral colors. These beautiful...
Tucson Gem & Mineral Show Vibes
If you're going to the Tucson Gem & Mineral Show, get ready to resonate with the area's geologic and human history plus its spiritual...
Praise for Pyromorphite
By Antoinette Rahn
Several years ago, while I was on holiday in Ireland, with my mom and three sisters, one sister began using a singular...
Mineral Monday: Mimetite
By Antoinette Rahn
Mimetite may be considered a minor ore of lead when present among extensive lead minerals, but it is a major mineral in...
What to Cut: Blue Apatite
By Russ Kaniuth
Apatite comes in an array of color variations from all over the world, but the most sought out in lapidary is the...
The Mind of a Mineral Collector
Editor's Note: The Rockhound Review is a space where guest contributors can weigh in on topics stirring within the rock, gem and mineral community...
