Tag: crystals
Trancas Geodes with Crystals
Trancas geodes with crystals are quite different from their famous cousins, the Las Choyas geodes. Trancas geodes, also known as "Chihuahua geodes" were discovered...
Fossil Hunting in Florida for Mercenaria Clams
Fossil hunting in Florida for crystallized fossil Mercenaria clams is a popular pasttime with specimens that are prized by fossil and mineral collectors prized...
Exploring the Crystal Cave in Ohio
Exploring the crystal cave in Ohio on Put-In-Bay island and the glacial grooves on Kelleys Island are must-do activities when visiting the area.
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Are Zircon and Zirconia the Same?
Are zircon and zirconia the same? Despite similar-sounding names, zircon, zirconium, and cubic zirconia refer respectively to a mineral, an element and a synthetic...
How Do Crystals Grow? Exploring Crystal Habits
How do crystals grow is important when describing minerals. There are six recognized crystal systems: isometric, hexagonal, monoclinic, triclinic, tetragonal and orthorhombic. You may...
Crystal Grids for Beginners
What is a crystal grid? Simply put, it’s a shape made of crystals that amplify each other to support something in a person’s life.
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What are Index Minerals?
What are index minerals? These minerals are found in rocks and are used to help geologists understand how that rock was formed. The top...
Getting to Know Spinel
Spinel (magnesium aluminum oxide) forms beautiful crystals that are sometimes confused for the brilliant-red gem variety of corundum known as ruby. Unlike rubies, which...
Cerussite: A Stunning Secondary Mineral
Cerussite is a transparent to translucent secondary mineral. When colorless, high lead content gives it brilliant luster and makes it the heaviest of all...
Pyrite: The Golden Iron Mineral
Pyrite appears in over a half dozen different forms, from simple cubes to complex twinned dodecahedrons, and is found in countless deposits all over...
