The William & Mary Department of Geology has acquired a world-class mineral collection that geologists say will be a valuable resource in the department for many years. Professor Brent Owens of the ...

A new LEGO Ideas set is coming to life as fans can leave that dirt behind and pick up some bricks with the LEGO Ideas Mineral Collection. The set features 880 pieces and is designed for adult ...

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.

The Franklin–Sterling Hill area of New Jersey is home to a prized mineral deposit that has fascinated geochemists and collectors for decades—not least because many of the minerals are vibrantly ...

WYOMING, Mich. — What looks like just a rock to most people can hold much more meaning for collectors. The rock can be a story, a science lesson, or even a childhood memory. The Indian Mounds Rock and ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — The Mineral Museum is reopen in Butte after renovations, and a recent donation is boosting the collection by 6,800 specimens. The museum was closed for five months so flooring could ...

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 ...

Rock collecting is a fun hobby of mine. There are different kinds of rocks and many you can find here on Long Island. There are different kinds of rocks and many you can find here on Long Island.