All rocks are made of one or more minerals. Minerals are solid, naturally occurring substances with well-defined crystal ...

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - The Reno-Sparks Convention Center (4590 S Virginia Street) is home this weekend to The Crystal Festival.

In a new paper, Jordan Jensen and Alexis Ault introduce a new forensic tool designed to enhance our understanding of how ...

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 ...

Oregon's state rock is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. Here's everything to know about the thunderegg and where ...

To many people, a rock is just a rock. If anyone has been house shopping, you know how realtors will mention that the countertops are "granite" and you might wonder why, from house to house, they all ...

Some of the unusual rocks carry stories about water on Mars. One has hints of long-gone microbes. All tell of a dynamic, complex planet.

The cave is one of about 275 known caves in Sequoia and neighboring Kings Canyon National Park. The park’s only publicly ...

Miners discover a one-of-a-kind amethyst crystal inside a large basalt geode in the Santa Rosa mine in Uruguay’s Artigas ...

The goal of the show is to educate people on the many things rocks can be used for and to create more rock enthusiasts.

The Perseverance rover has found some intriguing samples on the red planet. Here's what they might reveal about the origins ...