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, ...

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 ...

A new LEGO Ideas set is coming to life as fans can leave that dirt behind and pick up some bricks with the LEGO Ideas Mineral Collection. The set features 880 pieces and is designed for adult ...

From an early age, Charles Darwin collected minerals even if, as he himself laments, 'I continued collecting minerals with much zeal, but quite unscientifically--all that I cared about was a new-named ...

Dr. Joan Massagué, Director of the Sloan Kettering Institute and Chief Scientific Officer for MSK, in his study, which houses his mineral collection. Along with their alluring beauty, minerals — like ...

A $7 million private collection of hundreds of rare mineral specimens has been donated to the UA's Science Center, and some of the most striking pieces will be publicly unveiled during a special ...

All that glitters ... might be rock. Collector Marc Weill (center), with adviser Dennis Tanjeloff (left) and partner Daniel Trinchillo, the "Indiana Jones" of the operation. Together, they've amassed ...

The A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum (Museum) will manage Michigan Tech's mineral collection (Collection) to actively and conscientiously enhance its quality, depth, breadth, and usefulness by accessioning ...

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, ...

For a few weeks every winter, Tucson briefly goes rock crazy. In 1955, local gem-and-mineral enthusiasts began hosting a get-together, an event that’s since become something much more commercial, and ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — In honor of National “Collect Rocks” Day, here’s a look at the wide variety of minerals — such as crystals and precious metals — that can be found across Central Virginia. Sept.