John Scully’s fascination with rocks started when he was 2 years old picking up quartz in the creek behind his house in Pennsylvania. The fascination, he said, “never really stopped.” Scully had ...

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 ...

Janice Burns, of Fort Worth, started collecting items during the pandemic. Now, she has a collection of over 300 that she has turned into an aquarium with rocks and minerals. (Raquel Villatoro/Tyler ...

At rock and mineral shows, hobbyists and business owners can share and sell one-of-a-kind products as well as disseminate knowledge about rock collecting and jewelry making. At the 16th annual Tyson ...

More than 20 vendors showed off minerals and fossils from around the world at Atascadero's Rock and Gem Show this weekend. The 29th annual event also displays locally made jewelry and rocks for sale.

SANTA CRUZ — Mineral, gem and rock fans of all ages flocked to the Santa Cruz Mineral and Gem Society’s annual Rockin’ Holiday Sale at the Live Oak Grange on a rainy Saturday to marvel at the many ...

MOUNTAINSIDE — Rocks, minerals and gems drew a crowd to the Trailside Nature and Science Center in the Watchung Reservation. The two-day Rock, Mineral and Gem Show was held on Saturday and Sunday, Nov ...

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - On Sunday, the 77th annual Grand Junction Gem and Mineral Club’s ‘Rock Show’ got set up at the Mesa County Fair Grounds. Displaying, Educating, and selling rocks and ...

Stefan Nicolescu, collections manager at the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History looks at Gail and Jim Spann’s collection of gemstones in Rockwall. Photo by ALLISON SLOMOWITZ - special contributor ...

Minerals, crystals, and fossils are beautiful, geologically fascinating, and can aid in spiritual practices, with specimens from all over the world found at area rock shops. Whether you're really into ...

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.