Terra Harmonia -Resources for Rock Clubs and Rockhounds
Thrill of the (rock) hunt
by regina kapta
A passion for beads started it, a fascination for (unaffordable!) gemstones and a growing collection of crystals inspired a desire to hunt those ra...
Basic Things to Know for Rock Hunting anywhere!
by regina kapta
After a few trips rockhounding, we discovered the basics needed for a successful hunt, plus a few safety tips.
This hobby is pretty cool -you can g...
Home-grown ‘Diamonds’ - Illinois Fluorite like you've never seen it!
by regina kapta
Tom Wiesner is highly regarded as a collector, and was known as “The Fluorite Man” in Tucson for many years, although he has since sold his collection a few years ago. The Wiesner Fluorite Collection was so well known that the Springfield, Illinois State Museum featured a program of his mineral specimens. While also known for his incredible cabochons, it’s the exceptional polished fluorite octahedrons that are truly unique. While I’m trying to decide how to photograph these incredible octahedrons - what angle do you shoot when each side reveals an awesome beauty? - we asked Tom a few questions about his fascination with shaping and polishing fluorite. Fluorite usually grows as a cubic crystal, but breaks (cleaves) as an octahedron. So the octahedrons are made out of massive fluorite – not usually out of crystals. Crystals are valuable just as they are.
amethyst
Anna Belle Mine
barite marbles in fluorite
blue fluorite
Cave-in-rock IL
classic locality
crystals
Denton Mine
earthinsync
fluorite
fluorite diamonds
gem Mineral shows
Hardin County IL
Illinois fluorite
Minerva Mine
octohedrons
purple fluorite
Quarry hunts
rock clubs
rock shop on the web
rock shows
rockhound
rockshop
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Terra Harmonia - from buckets to rock shop on the web!
by regina kapta
Learning about geology, minerals, crystals, gemstones and agates these past 15 years has given us the desire to have our own rock shop on the web. This has opened up the brand new and challenging world of Facebook, Shopify and the mysterious process of SEO, along with learning about the rocks and minerals themselves.