A smaller collection includes minerals and rocks, like varieties of Jasper, Granite, and Quartz, of Southern Rhodesia, modern Zimbabwe. An elegant mineral collection from Zimbabwe. David Bressan ...

Collection of Marc Weill Calcite on Sphalerite Elmwood mine, Tenn. You can build a very strong collection with specimens priced in the $20,000 to $50,000 range, like this one.

Bruce Dice believes his mineral collection is a tribute to the artist that created the exquisite pieces: “When you see the beautiful things that God has created, you want to keep them in front of you ...

A long-standing annual sale wrapped up on Sunday at the Zem Zem Shrine Club. Over the weekend, the Gem City Rock and Mineral ...

Another little piece of Mars to carry with me. My latest sample is from a rock loaded with the greenish mineral olivine, and there are several ideas among my science team about how it got there ...

Pic: Natural History Museum The rock sample containing Kernowite was in the museum's collection since 1964 but had been labelled as a loroconite mineral - a bright blue mineral also found in Cornwall.

Visitors can book tours to explore the underground history in the Iron Mountain Iron Mine, Quincy Mine, Caledonia Mine and more. Many mines include gift shops where visitors can purchase rocks, ...

The rock and mineral show kicked off Thursday morning. You can stop by between 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday. Parking and admission are both free.

Groff, a long-time member of the Black Hawk Gem & Mineral Society, will display his favorite and most interesting pieces during the annual Gem, Mineral & Fossil Show from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.

Gemologist Jeff Hapeman goes over objects from a rock collection believed to be that of 19th-century naturalist Samuel Haldeman with Linden Hall fifth-grade teacher Rebecca Jenness.

An "amazing" new type of mineral has been discovered by scientists analysing a rock mined in Cornwall about 220 years ago. The dark green mineral has been named kernowite after Kernow, the Cornish ...

The rock and mineral show kicked off Thursday morning. You can stop by between 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday. Parking and admission are both free.