Crystals and gemstones have been associated with months of the year for almost 2,000 years. Today, we call them birthstones.
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A new shipment of wonderful grossular garnet crystals have arrived. Beautiful grossular garnet mineral from Mexico is one of six varieties of garnet. Each single crystal shows the natural dodecahedral form of the garnet group. These samples, from Mexico, are approximately 0.75 to 1 inch in size.
Filed under: Geology / Earth Science, Minerals, Rocks on September 10th, 2009 | No Comments »
Question: What term is used for metamorphic rock with banded texture?
Filed under: Rocks on August 25th, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Garnet Schist is a beautiful gray, silvery or brown colored metamorphic rock which shiny mica layers and an abundance of well-formed garnet crystals. Garnet schist is the same rock as a mica schist with the exception of the inclusion of the garnets (too cool!). The original rock type is typically a clayey rock with some […]
Filed under: Geology / Earth Science, Minerals, Rocks on September 7th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
