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The “Healing Crystal” Conundrum

Many crystal mining operations are steeped in conflict and associated with appalling worker conditions and serious environmental degradation. Many collectors who are concerned with environmental impact and fair trade are seemingly unaware of this dark side – or perhaps they just don’t want to acknowledge it. There are alternatives.

By |2021-09-23T09:36:51-07:00September 30th, 2021|Our Amazing Earth|4 Comments

Quintessential Quartz

Some of us really like the mineral quartz – and for excellent reasons. Quartz is a major building block of my favorite landscapes, found in the granitic rocks forming the Andes Mountains and the Sierra Nevada; the sandy beaches along the California coast; the vast sand dunes of Death Valley and the Sahara Desert, and the Red Rock geologic units in Arches, Capital Reef, Zion.....

By |2020-12-10T17:47:22-07:00December 10th, 2020|Our Amazing Earth|0 Comments
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