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Killer Gems From Outer Space [sic]

Last post by cascaillou « Wed Mar 04, 2026 7:21 am
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by cascaillou » Tue Mar 03, 2026 2:44 pm

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Wed Mar 04, 2026 7:21 am
prehenite?

Last post by chrisP « Wed May 07, 2025 9:21 am
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by chrisP » Wed Jul 08, 2020 6:44 am
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Wed May 07, 2025 9:21 am
Fossils+Minerals+Crystals+Ethenographic Artifacts+Meteorite

Last post by danielle « Fri Jun 28, 2024 4:46 am
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by Barbra Voltaire, FGG » Thu Jun 27, 2024 8:47 pm

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Last post by danielle
Fri Jun 28, 2024 4:46 am
Invalualbe Auction Sale Minerals and Fossils

Last post by Stephen Challener « Wed Nov 15, 2023 8:56 pm
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by Barbra Voltaire, FGG » Wed Nov 15, 2023 12:44 pm

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Last post by Stephen Challener
Wed Nov 15, 2023 8:56 pm
Supposedly old agate with an animal on the stone

Last post by Shifter55 « Tue Oct 25, 2022 5:11 pm
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by danielle » Tue Oct 25, 2022 8:35 am

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Last post by Shifter55
Tue Oct 25, 2022 5:11 pm
Mineral ID help please

Last post by glhays « Tue Jul 05, 2022 6:49 pm
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by rogerg » Tue Jul 05, 2022 2:58 pm

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Last post by glhays
Tue Jul 05, 2022 6:49 pm
Valentine's stone

Last post by glhays « Tue Mar 08, 2022 12:08 am
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by cascaillou » Sat Mar 05, 2022 3:34 pm

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Last post by glhays
Tue Mar 08, 2022 12:08 am
Rock Identification Request

Last post by danielle « Fri Mar 04, 2022 10:05 am
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by Barbra Voltaire, FGG » Wed Mar 02, 2022 4:58 pm

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Last post by danielle
Fri Mar 04, 2022 10:05 am
Rarest and yet beautiful

Last post by Stephen Challener « Sat Feb 19, 2022 3:57 pm
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by cascaillou » Fri Feb 18, 2022 7:25 pm

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Last post by Stephen Challener
Sat Feb 19, 2022 3:57 pm
Help With Identifying This Rock

Last post by Barbra Voltaire, FGG « Thu Sep 02, 2021 2:10 pm
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by StoneGemEnthusiast » Mon Jun 21, 2021 4:49 pm

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Last post by Barbra Voltaire, FGG
Thu Sep 02, 2021 2:10 pm
Looking For Information- Found Inside Kimberlite.

Last post by glhays « Wed Aug 25, 2021 1:08 am
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by Visero » Tue Aug 24, 2021 12:16 pm

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Wed Aug 25, 2021 1:08 am
Natural History Collectibles, Fossils & Minerals

Last post by danielle « Sun Jul 25, 2021 4:29 am
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by Barbra Voltaire, FGG » Sat Jul 24, 2021 12:16 pm

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Last post by danielle
Sun Jul 25, 2021 4:29 am
Fauna, Flora, Stones & Bones

Last post by danielle « Tue Jul 13, 2021 5:09 am
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by Barbra Voltaire, FGG » Mon Jul 12, 2021 3:42 pm

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Last post by danielle
Tue Jul 13, 2021 5:09 am
Mineral Talks Live

Last post by danielle « Fri Apr 16, 2021 1:27 pm
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by Barbra Voltaire, FGG » Thu Apr 15, 2021 12:38 pm

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Last post by danielle
Fri Apr 16, 2021 1:27 pm
Invaluable Auction: Natural History

Last post by Barbra Voltaire, FGG « Mon Jan 25, 2021 9:24 pm
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by Barbra Voltaire, FGG » Thu Jan 21, 2021 2:10 pm

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Mon Jan 25, 2021 9:24 pm
Thin Section Coasters?

Last post by Barbra Voltaire, FGG « Mon Oct 19, 2020 11:22 pm

by Barbra Voltaire, FGG » Mon Oct 19, 2020 11:22 pm

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Last post by Barbra Voltaire, FGG
Mon Oct 19, 2020 11:22 pm
Demons and wonders...of the mineral world

Last post by danielle « Sun Oct 04, 2020 11:29 am
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by cascaillou » Sat May 23, 2020 12:11 pm

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Last post by danielle
Sun Oct 04, 2020 11:29 am
Mineral master pieces

Last post by AlBalmer « Fri Sep 04, 2020 9:36 am
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by cascaillou » Mon Aug 31, 2009 2:14 pm
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Last post by AlBalmer
Fri Sep 04, 2020 9:36 am
Stone identification

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by Yokietoks » Sat Jul 18, 2020 7:45 pm

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Sat Jul 18, 2020 7:45 pm
paperweight and potato

Last post by chrisP « Mon Jun 08, 2020 6:02 am
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by chrisP » Fri Jun 05, 2020 5:08 am

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Mon Jun 08, 2020 6:02 am
Great time to study Gemology, Mineralogy & Petrology

Last post by Barbra Voltaire, FGG « Thu Apr 09, 2020 12:03 pm
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by Barbra Voltaire, FGG » Wed Mar 25, 2020 11:41 am

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Last post by Barbra Voltaire, FGG
Thu Apr 09, 2020 12:03 pm
3D mineral and rock sample apps

Last post by Barbra Voltaire, FGG « Tue Mar 10, 2020 12:39 pm

by Barbra Voltaire, FGG » Tue Mar 10, 2020 12:39 pm

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Last post by Barbra Voltaire, FGG
Tue Mar 10, 2020 12:39 pm
Fossils

Last post by Stephen Challener « Mon Sep 09, 2019 9:12 pm
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by Barbra Voltaire, FGG » Sun Sep 08, 2019 1:07 pm

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Last post by Stephen Challener
Mon Sep 09, 2019 9:12 pm
What is this ? Meteor, Ore. Any ideas

Last post by Barbra Voltaire, FGG « Sun Jul 07, 2019 4:37 pm
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by Coltsboy » Tue Apr 16, 2019 1:05 pm

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Last post by Barbra Voltaire, FGG
Sun Jul 07, 2019 4:37 pm
Help needed in identification

Last post by Barbra Voltaire, FGG « Tue Jul 02, 2019 12:59 pm
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by Barbra Voltaire, FGG » Sun Jun 30, 2019 11:43 pm

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Last post by Barbra Voltaire, FGG
Tue Jul 02, 2019 12:59 pm
Dinosaur Bones Replaced With Opal: Australia

Last post by Barbra Voltaire, FGG « Tue Jun 04, 2019 11:39 am

by Barbra Voltaire, FGG » Tue Jun 04, 2019 11:39 am

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Tue Jun 04, 2019 11:39 am
Scientists Discover Fungus That Collects Gold

Last post by Barbra Voltaire, FGG « Tue May 28, 2019 8:14 pm

by Barbra Voltaire, FGG » Tue May 28, 2019 8:14 pm

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Last post by Barbra Voltaire, FGG
Tue May 28, 2019 8:14 pm
Fossils from north yorkshire moors

Last post by offimatrix « Thu May 23, 2019 9:39 pm
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by offimatrix » Wed May 22, 2019 5:48 pm

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Last post by offimatrix
Thu May 23, 2019 9:39 pm
Conglomerate with diamonds in matrix?

Last post by John Fitzgerald « Thu Apr 25, 2019 4:18 pm
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by Coltsboy » Thu Apr 18, 2019 4:50 pm
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Last post by John Fitzgerald
Thu Apr 25, 2019 4:18 pm
Diamond ?

Last post by Barbra Voltaire, FGG « Thu Apr 18, 2019 1:11 pm
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by Coltsboy » Wed Apr 17, 2019 7:25 pm

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Last post by Barbra Voltaire, FGG
Thu Apr 18, 2019 1:11 pm
A Crater Agate from Patagonia, Argentina

Last post by condoragatemines « Sun Feb 17, 2019 2:54 pm
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by Barbra Voltaire, FGG » Thu Nov 27, 2014 11:07 pm

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Last post by condoragatemines
Sun Feb 17, 2019 2:54 pm
Found Cabachons

Last post by Alan F. « Tue Oct 30, 2018 11:31 am
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by Fiwi » Sat Oct 13, 2018 11:13 pm

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Last post by Alan F.
Tue Oct 30, 2018 11:31 am
Help to identify stone required

Last post by daljen « Thu Sep 06, 2018 3:44 am
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by daljen » Mon Sep 03, 2018 1:12 pm

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Last post by daljen
Thu Sep 06, 2018 3:44 am
Pink zoisite.

Last post by Marlow « Thu Aug 23, 2018 4:58 pm
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by Nicky Newark » Fri Aug 17, 2018 6:41 pm

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Last post by Marlow
Thu Aug 23, 2018 4:58 pm
just some more quartz...

Last post by Stephen Challener « Thu Jun 28, 2018 5:07 pm
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by cascaillou » Sat Jun 09, 2018 3:50 pm

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Last post by Stephen Challener
Thu Jun 28, 2018 5:07 pm
Ruby in marble, probably from Afghanistan

Last post by Nick_G « Mon May 21, 2018 4:21 pm
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by Nick_G » Sat May 12, 2018 10:15 am

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Last post by Nick_G
Mon May 21, 2018 4:21 pm
Mystery rock

Last post by Barbra Voltaire, FGG « Mon May 21, 2018 1:22 pm
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by Barbra Voltaire, FGG » Sat May 19, 2018 11:05 am

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Last post by Barbra Voltaire, FGG
Mon May 21, 2018 1:22 pm
Chrysocolla/Malachite

Last post by Barbra Voltaire, FGG « Thu May 17, 2018 12:40 pm
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by Nicky Newark » Thu May 17, 2018 12:37 pm

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Last post by Barbra Voltaire, FGG
Thu May 17, 2018 12:40 pm
Identification requested

Last post by cascaillou « Wed Mar 14, 2018 12:47 pm
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by Barbra Voltaire, FGG » Fri Feb 23, 2018 12:28 pm

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Last post by cascaillou
Wed Mar 14, 2018 12:47 pm
Crystal Classics, UK

Last post by ChicagoDave « Thu Jan 18, 2018 3:09 pm
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by Barbra Voltaire, FGG » Sun Jan 14, 2018 8:27 pm

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Last post by ChicagoDave
Thu Jan 18, 2018 3:09 pm
Most Amazing quartz crystal overgrowth! Diamond Hill

Last post by cascaillou « Sat Dec 02, 2017 12:19 pm
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by Jason Barrett » Thu Nov 30, 2017 2:36 am

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Last post by cascaillou
Sat Dec 02, 2017 12:19 pm
Some very nice Diamond Hill quartz Crystals

Last post by dchallener « Tue Nov 07, 2017 5:37 pm
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by Jason Barrett » Tue Nov 07, 2017 2:32 am

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Last post by dchallener
Tue Nov 07, 2017 5:37 pm
Long aquamarine in Matrix from East Georgia

Last post by dchallener « Tue Nov 07, 2017 5:36 pm
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by Jason Barrett » Tue Nov 07, 2017 2:27 am

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Last post by dchallener
Tue Nov 07, 2017 5:36 pm
Meteorite from the Sikote Alin fall in Russia in 1947

Last post by Tom Herman « Sun Apr 30, 2017 10:33 am
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by Barbra Voltaire, FGG » Mon May 09, 2016 8:57 pm

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Last post by Tom Herman
Sun Apr 30, 2017 10:33 am
Mineral Explorers

Last post by Jason Barrett « Fri Dec 02, 2016 4:54 am
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by Barbra Voltaire, FGG » Fri Nov 25, 2016 12:05 am

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Last post by Jason Barrett
Fri Dec 02, 2016 4:54 am
Fossilized gastropod replaced by precious emerald

Last post by stairman « Tue Jun 21, 2016 7:52 pm
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by Barbra Voltaire, FGG » Tue Jun 21, 2016 1:02 pm

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Last post by stairman
Tue Jun 21, 2016 7:52 pm
Polish Chert

Last post by dchallener « Wed May 11, 2016 7:44 pm
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by Barbra Voltaire, FGG » Mon May 09, 2016 7:55 pm

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Last post by dchallener
Wed May 11, 2016 7:44 pm
Help with an ID

Last post by Stephen Challener « Mon May 02, 2016 3:46 pm
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by Barbra Voltaire, FGG » Mon May 02, 2016 11:49 am

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Last post by Stephen Challener
Mon May 02, 2016 3:46 pm
Demantoid

Last post by Marlow « Wed Apr 27, 2016 1:42 am
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by Nicky Newark » Sat Apr 23, 2016 9:05 pm

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Last post by Marlow
Wed Apr 27, 2016 1:42 am
Large Aquamarine from Georgia

Last post by Jason Barrett « Fri Apr 15, 2016 10:08 pm
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by Jason Barrett » Fri Apr 15, 2016 10:05 pm

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Last post by Jason Barrett
Fri Apr 15, 2016 10:08 pm

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