All that glitters ... might be rock. Collector Marc Weill (center), with adviser Dennis Tanjeloff (left) and partner Daniel Trinchillo, the "Indiana Jones" of the operation. Together, they've amassed ...

NORTH ADAMS — Enter Larry Michon's accounting office and it immediately becomes clear what he does on the weekends. Crystal clear. Garnets, amethyst, fluorite and quartz are a few of the minerals that ...

Collecting rocks and minerals has a long history. Collections were sometimes an obsession, sometimes an investment, a tool to teach geology, or just a leisure-time activity. The Italian collectors ...

DOVER – Purple amethysts, pink rose quartz and others crystals, rocks and minerals brought out collectors and those who just like to see the unique offerings of the mineral show held Saturday at Earth ...

The Dom Pedro Aquamarine is one of the largest mineral crystals found inside Earth’s rocks. Abigail Eisenstadt Dom Pedro aquamarine was cut from a 100-pound crystal that was mined in the late 1980s.

A.K. Miles of Salem spent summers as a little girl traveling the Pacific Northwest with her grandparents, collecting rocks and helping her great-grandfather cut and polish them in his lapidary shop.

WHEATON, Ill. (AP) - When you think of Wheaton College, here's what probably doesn't come to mind: the geology department's rock and mineral collection. In the lower level of the Meyer Science Center ...

Seeking a striking decorative statement that goes well beyond the same old vase or framed photo grouping? Do stop by Architectural Minerals & Stone’s small gallery-like space, showcasing one of the ...

So how many minerals do you think exist in our world, or better yet, in our earth’s crust? All rocks are made up of one or more minerals, and minerals occur within veins cutting through rocks. They ...