- a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter;
- material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth’s crust; as defined by Wikipedia
Most of today’s students would probably say it is a country in the Middle East. But as Lapidarist we know they are one of Earth’s Hidden Treasures. What most people take for Granite, we seek out and explore the realm of the unknown creating works of art.
The following pages are an attempt to glean from my many years of experience and the knowledge of our fellow enthusiast’s to describe the rocks we find so intriguing. Please send me a note through the contact page if you should discover any incorrect descriptions.
| Agates: | Plume, Rio Grande River, Flame, Laguna Lace, Crazy Lace, Amethyst Sage, Moss, Youngite |
| Jaspers: | Porcelain, Willow Creek, Imperial, Royal Imperial, Fryite, Owyhee, Hidden Valley, Exotica, Bruneau, Black Bruneau, Brecciated, Mookaite |
| Feldspars: | Moonstone, Labradorite, Spectrolite |
| Thundereggs: | |
| Petrified Woods: | Arizona, Petrified Palm, Wood Replacement, Hampton Buttes, Henry Mountains, Blue Forrest, Fern, Sequoia, Maple, Saddle Mountain |
| Copper Carbonates: | Azurite, Malachite, Aguilite, Turquoise, Cuprite, Sonoran Sunset |
| Fossils: | Turitella, Sand Dollars, Trilibites, Crinoid, Ammonite, Coral, Fern, Dinosaur Bone |
| Rhyolite: | Utah Spiderweb, Birds Eye |
| Obsidian: | Fire, Mahogany, Burns Green, Midnight Lace, Rainbow, Electric Blue, Gold and Silver Sheen, Snowflake, Spiderweb, Red Ribbon |
| Opal: | Bertrandite, Australian Seam Opal, Ethiopian Opal, Mexican Fire Opal |
| Opalite: | |
| Mohs Table | Hardness table arranged from 1 to 10 |
