MANSFIELD - Local Mansfield Memorial Museum curator Scott Schaut said it's amazing the way things come back to museums including a mineral collection with aragonite, gypsum and marble. Last Saturday, ...

Visitors to the Perot Museum this week are among the first people in the world to lay eyes on a mineral that has a “cult-like following in the mineral collecting community,” according to a press ...

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 ...

At first glance, the word mineral invokes an image associated with mining, heavy machinery and digging for natural resources beneath the Earth’s surface. This evokes images associated with dark mines, ...

The James Madison University Mineral Museum is re-opening its doors and offering the public a first look at the extraordinary collection of mineral specimens in the Peter L. Via Collection. Very few ...

Minerals like topaz, calcite and quartz are attracting collectors looking for a more affordable and less saturated market. By Shivani Vora Jewelry and art have long captivated both collectors and the ...

A warning has been issued over illegal mineral collection after a woman was convicted of using a hammer to break rocks to collect rare specimens to sell. At Paisley Sheriff Court earlier this year, ...

More people have need for minerals and gems than you might think. Home decorating projects, an interest in the scientific properties or histories of minerals, a love for beautiful jewelry or a passion ...