The three-meter tall amethyst geode - a hollow rock filled with amethyst crystals - is the main attraction at the Crystal Caves at Atherton, southwest of Cairns. But it's now missing a bit after a ...

Anderson will share some of his stories at the Gem, Mineral & Fossil Show – put on by the Black Hawk Gem & Mineral Society – at the Waterloo Center for the Arts, 225 Commercial St., on Sunday. The ...

Amethyst is one of the most common crystals on Earth, but it can cost upwards of a million dollars. Here's why amethyst geodes are so expensive. A triangle pointing right. It indicates that this ...

A priest with a rock collection and a massive vision turned this corner of Iowa into a legend. The Grotto of the Redemption ...

Emerald is the most famous member of the beryl family. Legends endowed the wearer with the ability to foresee the future when emerald was placed under the tongue, as well as to reveal truth and be ...

Mar. 25, 2025 — The condition of the grass on a golf course can drastically skew the chances of a winning putt regardless of a player's skill. Now, a coating that soaks up water molecules could ...

A schematic highlights the trellis or basket-weave pattern composed of tiny crystals of the iron-oxide mineral hematite that is diagnostic of the hematite pseudomorph, martite. The image at left is a ...