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A Bit About Ammonites

A Bit About Ammonites

Ammonites are an extinct group from the phyllum Mollusca and class Cephalopoda that had a coiled shell, much like their "living fossil" cousin, the Nautilus. Ammonites appeared during the Devonia...

A Bit About Ammonites

Ammonites are an extinct group from the phyllum Mollusca and class Cephalopoda that had a coiled shell, much like their "living fossil" cousin, the Nautilus. Ammonites appeared during the Devonia...

A Bit About Arfvedsonite

A Bit About Arfvedsonite

Arfedsonite was first discovered and named after the late Swedish chemist, Johan August Arfwedson. It is formed in Plutonic rock, which is igneous rock that has slowly solidified and crystallized...

A Bit About Arfvedsonite

Arfedsonite was first discovered and named after the late Swedish chemist, Johan August Arfwedson. It is formed in Plutonic rock, which is igneous rock that has slowly solidified and crystallized...

A Bit About Azurite + Malachite

A Bit About Azurite + Malachite

History and Science Azurite is a soft, deep-blue copper mineral produced by weathering of copper ore deposits, often found in association with other copper ore minerals such as malachite. Although...

A Bit About Azurite + Malachite

History and Science Azurite is a soft, deep-blue copper mineral produced by weathering of copper ore deposits, often found in association with other copper ore minerals such as malachite. Although...

A Bit About Amethyst + Agate

A Bit About Amethyst + Agate

History & Science Amethyst is a variety of quartz, generally ranging from pale lilac to deep, reddish purple. As with other varieties of quartz, amethyst owes its color to irradiation...

A Bit About Amethyst + Agate

History & Science Amethyst is a variety of quartz, generally ranging from pale lilac to deep, reddish purple. As with other varieties of quartz, amethyst owes its color to irradiation...

A Bit About Mexican "Crazy Lace" Agate

A Bit About Mexican "Crazy Lace" Agate

History & Science Mexican Lace Agate, sometimes called "Crazy Lace Agate," is a banded chalcedony found exclusively in Chihuahua, Mexico. Its bright colors come from an infusion of iron and...

A Bit About Mexican "Crazy Lace" Agate

History & Science Mexican Lace Agate, sometimes called "Crazy Lace Agate," is a banded chalcedony found exclusively in Chihuahua, Mexico. Its bright colors come from an infusion of iron and...

A Bit About Amethyst

A Bit About Amethyst

Amethyst is a variety of quartz, generally ranging from pale lilac to deep, reddish purple. As with other varieties of quartz, amethyst owes its color to irradiation from surrounding rocks...

A Bit About Amethyst

Amethyst is a variety of quartz, generally ranging from pale lilac to deep, reddish purple. As with other varieties of quartz, amethyst owes its color to irradiation from surrounding rocks...