We're Moving!
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Mama's is moving! Come see us at our new location across from the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center and near Rude Boy cookies.
Mama's is moving! Come see us at our new location across from the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center and near Rude Boy cookies.
A concretion is sedimentary rock that has been cemented together with minerals. They typically form when a mineral precipitates (in which the liquid of a super-saturated solution evaporates and a solid remains) and cements a sediment around a nucleus.
Royston turquoise is known for its beautiful deep green to rich light blue colors. This wide color ranges are what make this stone so special. Royston stones are often two-tone, with both dark and light green and sometimes blue. It has a heavy matrix ranging from dark brown to gold in color. This matrix makes for beautiful combinations with the color variations of the stone.
When gypsum crystals fracture or when sheets of gypsum are penetrated by other crystals of gypsum, this is called “satin spar”. The gypsum crystals look long and fibrous. They can wind and twist as they grow forming what is known as "ram's head" selenite for the way it mimics a ram's horn.
On a recent day trip to visit the Very Large Array (VLA) 2 hours southwest of Albuquerque, my family and I stumbled upon Otero’s Gem & Mineral Rock Shop in Magdalena, NM. The open sign was on so of course we had to make a quick u-turn (legally!) and stop in.