Bruce Dice’s mineral collection is a tribute to the artist who created the exquisite pieces. “When you see the beautiful things that God has created, you want to keep them in front of you and delight ...

Bruce Dice believes his mineral collection is a tribute to the artist that created the exquisite pieces: “When you see the beautiful things that God has created, you want to keep them in front of you ...

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 ...

You don’t have to fight the crowds at the gem show tents to see specimens of gold, azurite, pink morganite, beryl, tourmaline, fluorapatite, babingtonite, wulfenite, bornite and exceedingly rare ...

Criminal investigation into allegations of stolen rock collection closed. Based on the inquiry%2C an AG report said there was no evidence the collection was stolen. Earlier this year state lawmakers ...

WATERLOO — Some people thank their lucky stars for finding a hobby that keeps them busy and engaged. Not Jeff Groff. This life-long rock hunter thanks the Ice Age glaciers that advanced into Iowa ...

Are diamonds still a girl’s best friend? Not for Quincy native and 1972 Norwell High School graduate Gail Copus Spann, who prefers raw minerals dug out of the earth to cut and polished gemstones. With ...

The Mason Valley Gem and Mineral Club moved its Nevada mineral display from the Yerington Branch Library to the Dayton Valley Branch. The display will be up at the Dayton Valley Library into August.

The Mason Valley Gem and Mineral Club moved the Nevada mineral display from the Yerington Branch Library to the Dayton Valley Branch on July 22. The rock and mineral display had been up for about one ...

David Dallmeyer shared his knowledge of minerals with students for 38 years as a professor of geology at the University of Georgia. And though he retired, he doesn't intend to stop his educational ...