Trilobites are extinct marine arthropods that form the class Trilobita that existed some 500 million years ago.

An opaque blue to green mineral that has been used as a gemstone for millennia due to it's hue.

A radio active mineral, that is a primary source of Uranium.

A uranium bearing mineral.

A rare calcium uranium silicate hydrate mineral that forms from the oxidation of other uranium-bearing minerals.

Industrial ore of Vanadium.

Variscite is a rare, hydrated aluminum phosphate mineral that is usually green in color and is sometimes confused with turquoise.

Vesuvianite, also known as idocrase, is a green, brown, yellow, or blue silicate mineral.

Vesuvianite, also known as idocrase, is a green, brown, yellow, or blue silicate mineral.

In gem and lapidary circles, “Wagyl stone” is sometimes used to refer to a variety of jasper with characteristic color patterns found in south western Austrailia.

Wavellite is an aluminum phosphate mineral. Distinct crystals are rare, and it normally occurs as translucent green radial or spherical clusters.

A type of rhyolite found throughout Utah and a few other states. Utah Wonderstone has been collected for decades by rockhounds traveling U.S. Highway 36 near Vernon. Roadside shops often sold it as a “souvenir stone of Utah.”

A lead molybdate mineral that comes in many colors.

A lead molybdate mineral that comes in many colors.

A lead molybdate mineral that comes in many colors.

Yellowcat Jasper slab collected in Yellowcat Utah. Many of the agate and jasper stones from the area appear as boring black rock due to their coating of manganese oxide. Like other jaspers, it is primarliy made of silicon dioxide, with impurities to provide patterns and color.

The green crystals are Zeunerite, a uranium bearing mineral, on Fluorite (purple). This mineral is radioactive.

Zircon is a mineral, gemstone, and source of zirconium that has many uses.