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Happy New Year, Geophiles! I hope your Holidays were great, fun, relaxing, and everything you wanted them to be. Now it's time to get busy with our 2024 goals. Its 2024 now. A new Year, a new begin...

Crazy Lace Agate Pendant "Agate" is the term we use for chalcedony that has formed in delicate, multi-colored layers. Primarily made of microcrystalline quartz (silica), the banding in an agate de...

Various forms of Rhodocrosite What is Rhodocrosite? The mineral Rhodocrosite is a manganese carbonate (MnCO3 for you chem nerds) and is found in beautiful pinks and rosy-reds. The main use of this...

Finding myself at Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh We had a wonderful trip to Scotland! It began in Edinburgh and visiting the Edinburgh Castle, the National Museum, and Greyfriar's Kirkyard, to name a ...

What is Pyrite? "Pie-right". I know it sounds like 'Pirate', but this metallic rock won't take over your ship. Pyrite is a shiny iron sulfide (FeS2 for you chem nerds) that is found in a wide varie...

What a cool lady! Inge Lehmann was a Danish seismologist who discovered that Earth has an inner (solid) core and a outer (molten) core. Born in Denmark in 1888, Inge was lucky to attend a progress...

Cuffs Measure your wrist all the way around with a fabric measuring tape. Prefer a more snug fit? Order a half inch smaller than your wrist measurement. Prefer a more loose fit? Order the exact s...