Meet kyawthuite, a mineral so rare that it exists in just one known specimen, a stunning gemstone unearthed near Mogok, ...

shapes and sizes - meaning every mineral specimen is unique. There are over 5,000 known minerals, with around 100 more being discovered every year. Each mineral species varies because every one is ...

Smithson was one of the first researchers to systematically categorize calamine—or zinc as it was later called. In 1832, three years after Smithson’s death, French mineralogist François Sulpice ...

The show where people can purchase minerals to fossils to jewelry is organized by Mark Woods, owner of Southeastern Mineral Specimens in Athens. He is a longtime rock hound and mineral collector a ...

The other is a spinning wheel where kids can win prizes such as crystals or mineral specimens. “That’s a real popular thing,” said Somerton. “We get quite a line of people wanting to do ...

The Fallbrook Gem and Mineral Society is holding its annual Mineral & Gem Rough N' Cut event where rare finds and sparkling ...