Stoners Movie Guide Recommends… It can all get a bit too much from time to time, working with all this crystal energy takes it toll. Occasionally we just have to let off steam fossil dealer style . It may not (always) be clever and its certainly not pretty but here are some stars from our […]
Where can I get a Labradorite Talisman like the one Kili has in The Hobbit?
We keep getting asked about the lovely Labradorite talisman (with runic writing). The one that Kili has in the recent Hobbit ‘Desolation of Smaug’ movie. Yes, it IS one of ours! Check us out we have lots of lovely Labradorite products – it’s our fave!!! But read on for more Hobbit fun…. If […]
Labradorite What & how does it glow?
Labradorite – did you know? Beautiful Labradorite is named after Labrador. Where it was first found. No, not by a golden coloured sniffer dog ha! We have lots of labradorite to choose from in our online shop – and if you don’t see what you want, contact us to use our free Bespoke Service. Labradorite […]
Fossil Party Bags & more Dinosaur Dilemmas
Fossil Party Bags , party food, ideas for fun – read on if you need a head start on all things Jurassic ! It’s quite tricky when our kids decide to like things that we don’t know much about – its like being stuck with homework all over again! The other thing about dinosaur crazes that […]
Who was really King of the Dinosaurs?
Nanotyrannosaur was not quite at the top of the food chain thanks to big brother Rex, but you would not want to meet Nano on a dark night! Nanotyrannosaurs lived in the Upper Cretaceous Period and remains are 70 million years old. Nanotyrannosaur teeth have been found in Wyoming and were once thought to be […]
Amethyst, Amazing Facts I Didn’t Know
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. […]
Which Carnivorous Dinosaur has a Mythical Native American Name?
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 […]
Celebrities Houses -reasons they look amazing
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 […]
Where can I see Dinosaurs?
Where can I see dinosaurs? There comes a time in life – sooner or later – where we all get wowed by a rock! In reponse to my question – where can I see dinosaurs? I was taken to Thermopolis in Utah, USA. The first time I saw a dinosaur being excavated I suddenly realised […]
Charles Darwin and other great reads..
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 […]