5 Proven Tips on Selling Your Rock Collection (How & Where)
Mineral collecting is an exciting hobby, but over time, boxes with minerals and rocks start to take up half the house, and then the collector …
Mineral collecting is an exciting hobby, but over time, boxes with minerals and rocks start to take up half the house, and then the collector …
Every mineral enthusiast collects minerals and rocks during their travels and field trips. Over time, as the number of rocks increases, the question arises of …
First, it should be said that “opal” is a geological term, while “opalite” is a pure trade name. This trade name was invented to increase …
Petrified wood is an attractive material widely used in decoration and furniture production; however, the demand for natural petrified wood created the appearance of numerous …
The most common situation all rock hunters and mineral collectors deal with is at-home mineral identification. Sometimes it is easy to identify common minerals and …
Modern geological methods of mineral identification are far more complicated than people used to think. The work life of professional geologists, mineralogists, and gemologists (or …