CRYSTAL PARK, Mont. — Molten granite formed the Pioneer Mountain Range in southwest Montana about 72-million years ago. As the granite cooled, water carried quartz and other minerals through the rocks ...

Gem hunting, or rock hounding, is a fascinating hobby that allows people to find rare rocks and stones from amethyst and agate to sapphires and even diamonds.

Is there anything more human than our fascination with shiny rocks? For eons, humans have traded with gems and minerals, built economies based on their worth, and collected them just to admire their ...

Dinosaurs Rock fossil and mineral education company has announced its second three-day Family Fossil Dig and Gemstone Hunt in Central Utah, June 27 to 29. The private tour with Neil Brown and Leslie ...

What is now desert was once under water, back when giant marine reptiles swam freely in a shallow sea that would later become Nevada’s Great Basin. Major geological activity happened, making way for ...