As such, our rocks are not mined but found in loose gravels. We now consider it our moral obligation to rehouse unloved rocks. Dedicated to Recycling – Even Our Packaging! Between us, we decided that planting trees in Scotland – a lifelong goal of our founder – would be a page of our website (that we haven’t built yet, but will!).

If you have made it this deep into our website, then we have to assume you have as much of a love for While there he learned all the necessary steps of taking the crystals that he found, and grinding, cutting For the last few years he has been making his living selling self-found crystals everywhere from open Combined with meeting Fox through a mutual friend at about the same time, she shortly found she was heading out of her way to learn everything she can about chalcedony , quartz , amethyst , and all the other wonderful

If there are mines, our predecessors were digging out minerals in one form or another.

This guest post introduces you to the different forms of opal, courtesy of our friends at Opal Galaxy Queensland Boulder Opals Boulder opals are mined by open pitt efforts with large excavator operations The precious opal has formed within ironstone boulders, lending the name Boulder Opal. A popular variant of the boulder opal is pipe crystal boulder opal , which is found in sandstone boulders You can read more about chalcedony in our previous blog  or read about how to go rock hunting in Scotland

From adding them in to your orders to having our own made up that reflect our ethos: collecting cool TSC makes a small portion of our income from these links. We also liked that it was cleaner than our other rock-related hobbies. We are almost through ours. They also do a Midnight Creatures  sticker book which is already in our basket.

Even back then, we were putting random things into our packages. On the back of the business cards we send, we include details of the rock and where it was found. So, this is our Public Service Announcement:  If you want a free Scottish rock, then all you have to do is buy something from either our online store  or our Etsy store .

Since many of our fans have been asking specifically where to go looking for crystals and gemstones in There are too many cautionary tales of metal detectorists  who have found hoarded Viking wealth in a We have this question often and particularly regarding fossils found on the Jurassic coastline. fluorite in County Durham and Derbyshire ·       Sea glass and pottery are actually rubbish which are in our Browse our collection of Scottish quartz druzy crystals , smoky quartz crystals , Scottish fossils ,

[Updated 6th June 2023] You can find Stone Circle Scottish crystals in our online store or through our You can shop in our Etsy store or through our website to buy Scottish minerals, rocks, and crystals. You can shop on our Etsy page or you can buy through our website. We also self-collect our Scottish rocks and minerals, so you have a piece of Scotland which is ethically

start out as rockhounds knowing about how to test minerals for hardness or specific gravity… so here is our Small bubbles indicate that the mineral is made of calcite and is eroding under the vinegar. Shop online in our crystal shop in the UK or use our Etsy store if you feel more comfortable. You can jump straight to our Scottish Quartz section to browse our full range of quartz crystals. You can read more about quartz on our blog, too. Liked the Article?

Our advice is always that you start with quartz. We use stone in our day-to-day lives. We live in giant stones, decorate our gardens with them, and even wear them on our necks. Our advice is that you don't remove material from the beach. Don’t forget to check out our blog on UK rockhounding too, if you live in the area.

An Update to Our Scottish Crystal Shop The Stone Circle has been going through some changes recently. Shop for Recycled Rocks Here Our Rock Shop Thanks You for Your Support! We are delighted to welcome many new followers from our social media channels.

Our Crystal, Rock, and Mineral gift set contains self-collected, ethically sourced Scottish rocks. The Christmas Gift Box from TSC Contains Scottish Mineral Specimens Our Christmas gift set includes 4 found Scottish rocks, crystals, or minerals. Our dedication to rock hunting all over the country is what makes the Stone Circle Christmas gift box Our incense stick gift sets for Christmas 2025 Speaking of Reasonably Priced Crystals… Our newest venture