http://www.franklinrocks.com/education-2/ We are a rock and mineral club located in Franklin County Pennsylvania. We are mostly made up of casual collectors and enthusiasts. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:48:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.franklinrocks.com/education-2/#comment-618 Paul Boyer Wed, 28 Mar 2007 02:08:24 +0000 http://franklinrocks.com/2006/12/30/education-2/#comment-618 Yes, the item shown above is probably a man-made crystal grouping of bismuth. The best ones seem to be grown in Germany or Belgium. You can search on ebay and elsewhere and find alot of them offered. While these are not natural (bismuth usually occurs as gray-pink nodules in nature), they are very nice to look at and don't blow your budget. Yes, the item shown above is probably a man-made crystal grouping of bismuth. The best ones seem to be grown in Germany or Belgium. You can search on ebay and elsewhere and find alot of them offered. While these are not natural (bismuth usually occurs as gray-pink nodules in nature), they are very nice to look at and don’t blow your budget.

]]> http://www.franklinrocks.com/education-2/#comment-13 Amanda Sun, 04 Mar 2007 19:30:42 +0000 http://franklinrocks.com/2006/12/30/education-2/#comment-13 I am not a member of your rock club but I have been collecting for eighteen years now. I do not really take the time to read about the rocks I have. I just love how beautiful and unique each one is. I have a piece of bismuth that looks a lot like the picture of the unidentified rock in your photo. It is gold, pink, and light blue in color. I do not remember where I bought it from but it cost me 3.00 and the tag says it was grown in Germany which led me to believe that perhaps it was manmade. I am not a member of your rock club but I have been collecting for eighteen years now. I do not really take the time to read about the rocks I have. I just love how beautiful and unique each one is. I have a piece of bismuth that looks a lot like the picture of the unidentified rock in your photo. It is gold, pink, and light blue in color. I do not remember where I bought it from but it cost me 3.00 and the tag says it was grown in Germany which led me to believe that perhaps it was manmade.

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