Salt is a common evaporite mineral that exists around the world and is often called halite or rock salt. The mineral is very soft in relation to other minerals and can form nice crystal shapes.
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We have two new igneous samples for you – graphic granite and volcanic ash. Check them out today. Both of these samples make great additions to your collection!
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Opal is a hydrous silicate that forms as a precipitate or a replacement of the skeletons of marine organisms.
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Sandstone forms from beach sand-sized quartz grains that are glued together with quartz or calcite or compressed until they harden into a rock.
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Amethyst is the purple form of the mineral quartz. Fairly hard, amethyst is a 7 on the Mohs hardness scale. Amethyst is always purple and has a shiny appearance.
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Happy New Year and a big Thank You to everyone who helped make 2010 a great year here at Mini Me Geology.
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Green Money PIG_blog photoWe are thrilled to announce two new promotions for this holiday season involving both twitter and facebook – Twitter Tuesdays and Facebook Fridays!
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Opal is a unique mineral because it forms as a gel in cracks of many different types of rocks. However, opal is most often found in rocks like basalt, rhyolite, sandstone and limonite. High water content is a trademark of the opal.
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We just added gemstone jewelry to our site. Choose from beads or chips, bracelets or necklaces. We have a great selection of malachite, quartz, amethyst, hematite, snowflake obsidian, jasper, sodalite and much more!
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