BELOIT - Rock County Rocks & Gems, 312 State St., may bedazzle customers with quartz to jasper, but many believe its owner, Spring Steidl, is the real jewel of the business. Steidl, who is battling ...

Wire wrapping, geode cracking, and a collection of shiny rocks and gems will be on display for all to see at the 45th annual Gem and Mineral Show. The Indian Mounds Rock and Mineral Club will have ...

What are the easiest gemstones to find in rocks and creeks? Let’s find out here. Gemstones form under conditions of high pressure and temperatures as minerals within the rocks, or form as independent ...

Meteorites and crystals, auctions and holiday shopping are on offer at the Contra Costa Mineral & Gem Society’s big gathering.

Toothpaste. A Frosty. Aluminum foil. Ceramic toilets. Eyeshadow. There’s something these items have in common — they contain minerals. Showing people how much they rely on rocks and minerals in day-to ...

In Eagle County, many of us spend our time looking up toward mountain peaks, sunsets, or circling hawks, but some of the most ...

CLIO, Michigan — Frank Beaven owns more than 500 different rocks and minerals, but many of the pieces are so small he has to use a microscope to look at them. “It’s a lot easier to collect small ...

The nonprofit East Coast Gem and Mineral Society hosted an event at Emmett O’Brien Technical High School over the weekend.

Apr. 7—Pink, green and blue tourmaline, aquamarine beryl and deep red garnet, purple amethyst and sparkling lepidolite — they all lie buried in Maine granite. To find them, all you have to do is dig — ...