Rockhounding in Texas – What Rocks You Can Find and Where
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Rockhounding in South Dakota – What Rocks You Can Find and Where
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Muscovite Mica Streak: White Hardness: 2 – 2.5 Chemical Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2 Muscovite is the most common mineral of the mica family. It is an important rock-forming mineral present in igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks. Like other micas it readily cleaves into thin transparent sheets. Muscovite sheets have a pearly to vitreous luster on their surface….
Rockhounding in South Carolina – What Rocks You Can Find and Where
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Rockhounding in Illinois – What Rocks You Can Find and Where
Exploring the Rocks of Illinois Even though Illinois does not have any mountain ranges or deep canyons, the geology of the state has many complexities. Known as the Prairie State, at first glance it seems an unlikely place to collect rock and mineral specimens. The rich prairies across Illinois are themselves derived from ancient rocks,…
Rockhounding in Missouri – What Rocks You Can Find and Where
Geology of Missouri Missouri is located on the North American Craton. The NA Cration is an ancient geologic struction. It makes up the core basement rock forming the North American continent. Above the basement rock, making up the core of all continents, you can find bedrock. Bedrock is a dense, hard rock which in Missouri…