A little knowledge of rocks and minerals will help you identify everything from jewelry to fossils. While reading this article may not turn you into a geologist, it should give you the basic ...
Aug. 21—Tahlequah Rock and Mineral Society is prepping for its annual earth science event. Michael Keys, president of the Tahlequah Rock and Mineral Society, said the nonprofit was organized in the ...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Coal has been a hallmark of the Kentucky mining industry for years, and for 25 of those years, Kentucky has celebrated coal as its state mineral. There is just one problem: ...
Like many abandoned mines, the Eureka uranium mine in northern Spain is a maze of long, dank tunnels. Water seeping down the walls carries dissolved substances that percolated through rocks overhead.
At the northern edge of Chile’s Atacama Desert sits a pile of rocks that’s so big that you can see it from space—and it’s ...
MESA COUNTY, Colo. (KJCT) - The 79th Annual Gem, Mineral, & Rock Show was held at the Mesa County Fairgrounds on September 20 ...
As in years past, jewelry and other merchandise made from rocks and minerals will be available for sale at this year’s show. These augite crystals are from Oahu. In the rest of the world they are much ...