Deep in the Myanmar Mogok region, a tiny reddish-orange crystal sat unnoticed. To the untrained eye, it seemed like many other stones—polished by water, overlooked by miners seeking sapphires. But ...

Crystals and gemstones can be more than just beautiful—they can be deadly. Minerals like arsenopyrite, cinnabar, galena, and torbernite carry toxic substances like arsenic, mercury, lead, and ...

Using the URLs listed in the Sites of Interest, listed below, answer the following questions for page 6 of your portfolio: Go to The Image site. Click on "mineral gallery". From the mineral list ...

It could be said that minerals are salt-of-the-earth, crystals are organized, and gemstones like to show off. Not very scientific, though, so let’s dive into the details. What is a mineral?

Healing crystals, usually rose quartz or another mineral, may work for some people. But the benefit is in the user’s mind: not the rock.

From a Celtic Wiccan crystal center in New Paltz to a museum-quality mineral collection in Columbia County, we found the best in the Hudson Valley.

Buy Image FARMINGTON — James Sampson, a newly minted resident of Strong, has opened a new shop at 155 Front St. in downtown Farmington, and his specialty is crystals, minerals, and fossils.

In a study that elevates the role of entropy in creating order, research led by the University of Michigan shows that certain pyramid shapes can spontaneously organize into complex quasicrystals.