Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas is the only state park in the U.S. where you can dig for diamonds and keep them. You'll also be able to find gems like quartz, agate, garnet, and jasper ...

Designers say local materials reduce their environmental impact and are aesthetically pleasing, too. By Rachel Garrahan Gray-white billows swirl across the surface of an agate ring in Sian Evans’s new ...

Mineral deposits can create markings that look like forests or mountains, and experts say each stone is distinctive. By Jill Newman When Tarun Adlakha displays a dendritic agate, with its finely ...

L-196 (Eel River Chert): Provenience includes samples from gravel deposits. Collection includes raw material, outer surface, and naturally-weathered specimens. L-196 (Eel River Chert) Eel River chert ...

The Gem Shop returns to Fine Line Creative Arts Center in St. Charles on Thursday, Oct. 12, for Stone-A-Palooza 2023. Based in Wisconsin, The Gem Shop is a full lapidary specializing in agates & ...

K.T. Myers (left) and Guy DiTorrice, both of Newport, search for agates and fossils in a creek near Newport's Beverly Beach State Park. (Joe Hansen/Special to The Oregonian) Joe Hansen, Special to the ...