gems

Sooo me and my brother decide to take a hike today at a certain place. After a greasy rain, at the bottom of the hill on trail, we found these scattered among the "normal" rocks some poking out of the did still. I'm no expert but I was wise enough to know we had something awesome ! Gems ! First...

I need help identifying these stones. They have a somewhat waxy luster and are translucent when held to the light. They do not scratch with quartz. The longer one I believe is agatized wood. There is distinct banding when wet, but the smaller pieces have no banding whatsoever. The larger nodual...

Found this collection at a garage sale a couple years ago for only $15. The fist pic is a collective view of all but the large piece of petriefied wood as shown in the last 2 images. It has crystal growing throughout, and is about 3/4 a foot tall, and 1/2 a foot wide.

Are there gems in West Virginia..Where do i look?

I have been doing extensive research into the gem mining industry. Only to any avail, have I found anyone, private or corporate, that is using my new and revolutionary gem mining idea. I have built a small version of my idea with what I could find at salvage yards and around my home. I ran test...

I live in a mining region of rutilated quartz, I wonder if you could use a GRP (ground penetration radar) to help us locate these crystals. The soil here (ground) is composed of: - 0-3 mts - Clay - soft soil - 3-6 mts - rock - hard - And so on repeating The crystals can be found on any type of...