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Amethyst, did you know … that it is one of the most popular and well-known semi-precious stones in the world. It is a type of quartz with a few parts per million of iron. This gives it the purple colouring for which it is famous. It is sometimes heat treated to produce Citrine. […]
A new carnivorous dinosaur has been described and named recently: Siats Meekorum. A partial skeleton comprising 13 vertebrae and some limb bones were found in eastern Utah, between 2008 and 2010. They belonged to a juvenile predator that weighed 4 tons and was 30 feet long. It was named after a mythical monster in Native […]
Lots of celebrities houses share the secret that they love to treat themselves to a chunk of rock!! Honestly! Not the pink minty kind from the seaside but big fossils and crystals! Up to now, you may have thought rocks were for Nerds, Healy Feelies and small boys? Well, think again. Want to know how […]
Of Charles Darwin: ‘Fossils, Finches and Fuegians’, by Richard Keynes If you fancy a fascinating read, try ‘Fossils, Finches and Fuegians’. It is an account of Charles Darwin ’s travels on ‘The Beagle’. It is by his great grandson, Richard Keynes. Here are a few bits that made us chuckle… “I am quite charmed with Geology […]
The UK’s largest collection of fossils for sale and a vast selection of minerals and crystals are now online for you to enjoy. Established since 1976, on our team we have a palaeontologist (fossil expert), minerologist and museum specialist, fossil preparators and linguists, computer experts – as you might expect of a well-respected international rock […]
How Crystals get their Color? We have beautiful and very unusual crystal and fossil related gifts of all sorts in our online shop. Click here to see. Or carry on reading. (We have all the crystals shown and offer a bespoke service – just contact us for photos and details!) How Crystals get their Color? […]
Whether you are re-styling your home, shopping for gifts and need ideas, stuck for cheap and cheerful summer holiday activities or a dinosaur themed birthday party, wanting information and facts about rocks, a bit of crystal empathy, or just plain entertaining browsing with a bit of a laugh, add Our Blogs to your favourites and […]
