Tourmaline, though, is most prized (nary a fancy jewelry shop in the state is without it in pendants, earrings, and rings). The fragment the two students found in 1820 now belongs to the American ...

Collectively, the mineral specimens in the display contain the 65 different elements that power the average cellphone. (By comparison, the entire human body is composed of only 24 different elements.) ...

Three-year-old A.J. Hendrickson helped the president of South Dakota School of Mines & Technology unveil his uncle’s rare mineral collection on Thursday at the Museum of Geology, the most valuable ...

Robert Tapia, left, and Jason Fox, warehouse manager at Superb Minerals, set up for the annual Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase which begins on January 26 and ends February 11.

The gem and mineral collection isn’t the only impressive exhibit on display in the VC Health Sciences Center. It’s located next to the Prehistoric Fossil Exhibit, which is also free to the public.

Rare earth elements are critical to many industries—used in electric motors, medical imaging and diagnostics, oil and gas refining, and computer and phone screens. The 17 rare earth elements all ...

Cornwall's mining and mineral wealth triggered the development of many fine mineral collections. Perhaps the most famous is that which belonged to Philip Rashleigh of Menabilly near Fowey.

A collection of meteorites has been added to James Madison University’s Mineral Museum. The Richard F. West Meteorite Collection was unveiled on Friday and includes everything from primitive ...