Stone Timbers https://stonetimbers.com Rocks, Gems and Gifts Thu, 22 Feb 2024 23:48:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/stonetimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/cropped-jasper_heart.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Stone Timbers https://stonetimbers.com 32 32 227990283 Gem Show Display https://stonetimbers.com/2024/02/22/gem-show-display/ https://stonetimbers.com/2024/02/22/gem-show-display/#respond Thu, 22 Feb 2024 23:47:29 +0000 https://stonetimbers.com/?p=383 We put together a display for the Idaho Gem Club Show (Saturday, February 24th,10am to 6pm and Sunday, February 25th,10am to 5pm at Expo Idaho) and the Owyhee Gem and Mineral Society Show (Saturday, March 2nd,10am to 6pm and Sunday, March 3rd, 10am to 5pm at O’Connor Field House). We will not be selling at these shows.

We will be selling at the Magic Valley Gem Club Show (Saturday, March 9th, 9am to 5pm and Sunday, March 10rd, 10am to 4pm at the Twin Falls County Fairgrounds).

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]]> https://stonetimbers.com/2024/02/22/gem-show-display/feed/ 0 383 Rainbow Petrified Wood https://stonetimbers.com/2024/02/14/rainbow-petrified-wood/ https://stonetimbers.com/2024/02/14/rainbow-petrified-wood/#respond Wed, 14 Feb 2024 18:52:52 +0000 https://stonetimbers.com/?p=353 Rainbow petrified wood is famous because of it wide varieties of colors. This petrified wood comes from just outside Petrified Forest National Park near Holbrook, Arizona.

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]]> https://stonetimbers.com/2024/02/14/rainbow-petrified-wood/feed/ 0 353 Richardson’s Ranch Blue Bed Thunderegg https://stonetimbers.com/2024/02/09/richardsons-ranch-blue-bed-thunderegg/ https://stonetimbers.com/2024/02/09/richardsons-ranch-blue-bed-thunderegg/#respond Fri, 09 Feb 2024 23:26:33 +0000 https://stonetimbers.com/?p=344 Thunder eggs come from cavities in volcanic rocks that have filled in with agate, jasper, opal or other materials. This thunder egg from Richardson’s Ranch filled in with blue agate.

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]]> https://stonetimbers.com/2024/02/09/richardsons-ranch-blue-bed-thunderegg/feed/ 0 344 Fluorite https://stonetimbers.com/2024/02/07/fluorite/ https://stonetimbers.com/2024/02/07/fluorite/#respond Wed, 07 Feb 2024 18:38:23 +0000 https://stonetimbers.com/?p=316 Fluorite is the mineral form of calcium fluoride. It crystallizes in isometric cubic habit, although octahedral and more complex isometric forms are not uncommon; it often occurs as veins with metallic minerals.

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]]> https://stonetimbers.com/2024/02/07/fluorite/feed/ 0 316 Ocean Jasper https://stonetimbers.com/2024/02/05/ocean-jasper/ https://stonetimbers.com/2024/02/05/ocean-jasper/#respond Tue, 06 Feb 2024 02:15:04 +0000 https://stonetimbers.com/?p=302 7th vein Ocean Jasper is characterized by plume-like patterns set against a deep forestry green jasper background. 

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]]> https://stonetimbers.com/2024/02/05/ocean-jasper/feed/ 0 302 Carnelian Flames https://stonetimbers.com/2024/02/04/carnelian-flames/ https://stonetimbers.com/2024/02/04/carnelian-flames/#respond Mon, 05 Feb 2024 00:07:25 +0000 https://stonetimbers.com/?p=282 Carnelian ranges in color from yellow-orange to deep brownish-red. It varies from semi-opaque to highly translucent and can include drusy quartz and small crystals.

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]]> https://stonetimbers.com/2024/02/04/carnelian-flames/feed/ 0 282 Black Agate Flames https://stonetimbers.com/2024/02/04/black-agate-flames/ https://stonetimbers.com/2024/02/04/black-agate-flames/#respond Sun, 04 Feb 2024 23:52:43 +0000 https://stonetimbers.com/?p=276 Black agate is a variety of chalcedony, a mineral from the quartz family.

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]]> https://stonetimbers.com/2024/02/04/black-agate-flames/feed/ 0 276 Labradorite https://stonetimbers.com/2024/01/21/labradorite/ https://stonetimbers.com/2024/01/21/labradorite/#respond Mon, 22 Jan 2024 00:26:54 +0000 https://stonetimbers.com/?p=212 Labradorite is a calcium-enriched feldspar which can display an iridescent effect.

]]> https://stonetimbers.com/2024/01/21/labradorite/feed/ 0 212 Mookaite https://stonetimbers.com/2024/01/21/mookaite/ https://stonetimbers.com/2024/01/21/mookaite/#respond Mon, 22 Jan 2024 00:00:56 +0000 https://stonetimbers.com/?p=209 Mookaite is a jasper from Australia. It’s name comes from Mooka Creek, where it was first discovered. 

]]> https://stonetimbers.com/2024/01/21/mookaite/feed/ 0 209 Botswana Agate https://stonetimbers.com/2024/01/20/botswana-agate/ https://stonetimbers.com/2024/01/20/botswana-agate/#respond Sat, 20 Jan 2024 20:38:32 +0000 https://stonetimbers.com/?p=196 A variety of chalcedony. Botswana agate is a specific type of agate with color bands and stripes inside an nodule. This photo show a half nodule that has been polished.

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