The phrase “eat dirt” has never been complimentary, but there sure are some tasty-looking rocks at the Arizona Mining and Mineral Museum on Washington Street. The museum’s “Banquet of Rocks” display ...

The Coors Hall of Gems & Minerals has been a popular attraction since it opened in 1982. Now, it's time for a reimagining.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. There would be no bright and colorful fireworks without rocks and ...

The Gem and Mineral Show will take place at The Pavillion, on April 11 and 12.

Test your rock & mineral smarts—are you a Rock Star? Think you know rocks and minerals? Take the Science Trek quiz! Test your smarts on gold, salt, Earth’s oldest rocks, gemstones on Mars, and the ...

There would be no fireworks without rocks and minerals. An aerial fireworks burst is produced by launching a fireworks shell high into the air, where an explosion occurs. This explosion propels ...

KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI -- Stepping into Rockhound Rock Shop, visitors are transported to another world. There’s a seemingly never-ending cascade of rooms in the Galesburg shop, each with a different ...

Major Funding by the Laura Moore Cunningham Foundation and Idaho National Laboratory. Additional Funding by the Friends of Idaho Public Television and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Science ...

Thermal conductivity in rocks and minerals is a fundamental property that governs the transfer of heat through the Earth’s lithosphere. Its measurement is integral to geophysical surveys, geothermal ...

The clinic will take place Saturday, April 11, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday, April 12, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at The ...