Showing posts with label iolite. Show all posts
Showing posts with label iolite. Show all posts
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Large chlorite pseudomorph after garnet found in the Sierra Madre Mountains, Wyoming. The chlorite slowly replaced the garnet and accepted t...
Monday, November 22, 2010
It just occurred to me that the winter holidays will be upon us sooner than we realize. This year has zoomed by and Halloween has come and ...
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
A rockhound from Riverton mentioned opal south of town. The Cedar Ridge deposit lies along the highway & is cut by numerous oil field r...
Libellés :
agate,
cordierite,
diamonds,
iolite,
jasper,
kyanite,
opal,
Riverton,
Sweetwater agate,
Wyoming
IOLITE (WATER SAPPHIRE)
MUSIC
2:26 PM
A 16-carat iolite from Palmer Canyon, Wyoming. I discovered iolite (water sapphire) at Palmer Canyon in 1995. The iolite occurred with gem-q...
Libellés :
cordierite,
gemstones,
iolite,
kyanite,
largest gemstones,
largest gemstones on earth,
tanzanite
RUBY & SAPPHIRE
MUSIC
1:50 PM
Ruby & Sapphire are beautiful stones. In 1995, I discovered my first rub y-sapphire-corundum deposit mixed with iolite & kyanite ...
GEMSTONES & GEOLOGY
MUSIC
12:45 PM
A good understanding of geology, persistence & some luck can lead to incredible treasures. In 1977, I started work as a research geologi...