Stones have fascinated us since the beginning of time. They make up the bulk of the earth’s crust.  The earth’s mass comprised primarily of igneous rocks, such as granite and basalt, consists of minerals, such as silicon, oxygen, iron, aluminum, magnesium, and others. Most land rock is granite. Most oceanic rock is thicker basalt. These rocks comprise 95% of the earth’s substance. The surface yields sedimentary rock, primarily such as shale and limestone, which make up the remaining percent.[1]

From the beginning of time, humans have been fascinated with rocks –with the earth’s yields of gemstones, fossils, rock types, and magma. They collect rocks. We build with rocks. We take the minerals of the earth and examine them, explore them, compare them, display them. They reflect for us our hist…