Amethyst is a common, purple form of the mineral quartz. Fairly hard, amethyst is a 7 on the Mohs hardness scale which has a range from 1 (softest) to 10 (hardest).
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Rivers are natural water bodies which flow toward another water body such as another river, lake or ocean.
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What does a geologist need to know? The answer to this question is based on the type of work that the geologist is involved with. You may be surprised to learn of all of the different types of jobs that a geologist can have.
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Why do sandstone rocks sometimes have holes in them?
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Pearls are a beautiful organic gemstone which is formed in a variety of colors and shapes. Pearls form inside of mollusk shells such as oysters and mussels. This unique gemstone is made of primarily the mineral aragonite. Aragonite is the mineral that lines the inside of the mollusk shell. An organic substance, called conchiolin, is [...]
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Staurolite is a unique mineral which often forms cross-shaped twinned crystals. While staurolite is generally brown it has a colorless to grey streak and it is about as hard as quartz (7 to 7.5 on Mohs hardness scale). The name staurolite comes from the Greek word stauros which means “cross.” Staurolite forms in metamorphic rocks [...]
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