minerals

I left from my work today and along off side the railroad tracks in the grass area I found some turquoise!! I think it's turquoise...

Each picture is of a different Rock specimen I found in my backyard in an ancient Creek bed.

found in south central pennsylvania. Thanks for looking!

Hi All, Looking for some contacts in Idaho. I'm from Australia and may be over there for a few weeks sometime between March and May 2017. I've been a prospector on/off for over 20 years. Latest detector used is Minelab GPX5000. I've founded several Australian exploration companies and have...

i haven't heard of anyone else finding Sapphires in Pennsylvania yet, so i am glad to announce that i have! i have 3 lots on my eBay store for sale from what i have found. (low grade sapphires, medium grade, high grade, all according to price) i found these in the Lancaster, Pennsylvania area...

Is anyone else going to the Texas Gem, Mineral, and Coin Show in Grapevine in September 2015? They are currently selling booths for $250 for a regular booth or $300 for a corner booth. There is also a $2.00 entry fee for customers but it will be free on one of the days. Email...

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...

Here is a link to me and my partners website. We are placer miners who hunt for gemstones, minerals and gold. Thanks for looking! :icon_thumleft: One-Time Collectibles Website

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...

I picked these up at a rock shop near my home a few months ago. I am going to guess that the light brown piece is petrified wood. As for the others-I don't have a clue. Can someone help? Thanks

Found this large rock along the river on Randall's Island in NYC it stuck out among all the other rocks and I liked the way it looked so I lugged it home, has anyone came across a rock like this anywhere?

Unkown blue crystals ID help please!! My first post so I thought I would post about this piece. Me and a friend were in an area where we were digging up quartz crystals, some pretty good size 4-5" long. in about 4 hours we ended up with 2 5 gallon buckets full, we had to be careful because my...