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2. Ever gone rockhounding near the Tri-Cities area? You can find ...

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   Washington state is a hotbed for minerals, gemstones, crystals and fossils, making the Evergreen state a popular site for rockhounding. Whether in an official group or going solo, rockhounding is ...

3. Amateur geology - Wikipedia

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   Amateur geology or rock collecting (also referred to as rockhounding in the United States and Canada) is the non-professional study and hobby of collecting rocks and minerals or fossil specimens from the natural environment. [1] [2] In Australia, New Zealand and Cornwall, the amateur geologists call this activity fossicking. [3]

4. List of gemstones by species - Wikipedia

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   Rock crystal (var.) Shocked quartz ... Some rocks are used as gems, including: Anthracite; ... Some minerals made into gemstones may display a chatoyancy or cat's eye ...

5. Gemstone - Wikipedia

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   Group of precious and semiprecious stones—both uncut and faceted—including (clockwise from top left) diamond, uncut synthetic sapphire, ruby, uncut emerald, and amethyst crystal cluster. A gemstone (also called a fine gem, jewel, precious stone, semiprecious stone, or simply gem) is a piece of mineral crystal which, when cut or polished, is ...

6. Gone winter rockhounding in Washington state? You can find ...

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   Washington state is a hotbed for minerals, gemstones, crystals and fossils, making the Evergreen state a popular site for rockhounding. Whether in an official group or going solo, rockhounding is ...

7. Portal:Minerals - Wikipedia

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   The crystal structure of pyrite is primitive cubic, and this is reflected in the cubic symmetry of its natural crystal facets. In crystallography, the cubic (or isometric) crystal system is a crystal system where the unit cell is in the shape of a cube. This is one of the most common and simplest shapes found in crystals and minerals.