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If you think you know how to survive..... ...... in the wilderness....think again!
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Incredible Agate...Must See to Believe! This is featured today on Mindat.org. This is one of most incredible specimens of agate that I ha...
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A Really Cool Video I was searching for footage of eruptions of Anak Krakatau, and I came across this video which has...
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Cool Sites I met this guy, Wayne Corwin in a chat room in Mindat.org of which I've been a member for over a ...
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Great Desktop Background - Anak Krakatau This will expand to 1024 x 768 pixels when copy and pasted.
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Under Yellowstone - Interactive - NatGeo You've just have to check out this interactive of the powerhouse that lies beneath the Yellowston...
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Jade Ring for Zeke I asked my wife if I could take a picture of her ring and she said OK. So here it is. This origin...
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A Letter From My Old Professor I just received a letter from my old geology professor, and I thought I would share it with my fr...
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Rough-textured Shale for Suzie Here a specimen that I picked up on my last field trip near Oolitc, IN on Hwy 37. As you can see ...
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Microscopic fungi attack minerals Experiment shows how microscopic fungi attack minerals Erosion, On The Down Low / Science News
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A couple of specimens from my last feild trip Shale with wormholes Limestone with limonite bars
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Trivia Question Which sodium feldspar is the only feldspar to belong to both the plagioclase group of feldspars a...
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Tephra and Pyroclastic Flow Awhile back Roger asked me a question about tephra vs. pyroclastic flow. And, I'm afraid because ...
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Ever see a gold nugget this big? Have you ever seen a gold nugget this big before? And no, it's not mine. But I wish it were! LOL
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A note about rock and mineral identicfication Many times people have come to me with photos of their rock and mineral specimens asking me to id...
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NatGeo Program Sunday Night Drain the Ocean - NEW - THIS SUNDAY at 9P e/p What if we could pull a plug and drain the plane...
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Trivia Question What would obsidian have been if it had had time to crystallize below ground or above ground?
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Cool Video of CGI Sim of supervolcanic eruption
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Trivia Question Water and water vapor are not minerals. But is ice? And if so, why?
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For Zeke Yeah, I know I didn't tell you about this. But, this is a specimen of jadeite that I have owned f...
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Survival Question When hiking in an desert, is better to have your bodied covered completely with clothing or not?
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Silurian/Devonian Slope Failure This is a lithified remnant of an undersea slope failure (i.e. an underwater landslide) during th...
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Pink Dolomite
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Scallop-like fossil and pink dolomite in limestone Silurian/Devonian period - Paleozoic Era
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The Double Refractive Properties of Calcite I've always wanted to take a photo of my specimen of Iceland Spar showing it's double refractive ...
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Trivia Question - Plate Tectonics In which direction is North America moving and where eventually will it end up? To put it another...
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An example of urban/suburban geology Here's an example from my recently started site on geology of suburban geology. This high-grade m...
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Cave of Giant Gypsum Crystals Some of these crystals are bigger than your house!
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Trivia Question What was the title of the seminal book read by Charles Darwin while serving as ship's naturalist ...
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40th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Mission Today marks the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. In the picture below is the LEM, ...
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Welcome JadeJunkie Welcome to the group, JadeJunkie.
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Mystery Fossil What is this and where was it first discovered? I'll even give you a hint: it is a flying dinosau...
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Earth's First Rocks I think this is a really cool video. I hope you all enjoy it. : )
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Fossiliferous Limestone I collected this specimen myself along with my wife on a field trip a little over a week ago. It ...