People view the 12-foot tall amethyst geode from Uruguay hosted at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. Thanks to geological surveys and detailed chemical analysis, a team of ...

Amethyst geodes—some stretching 5 m long—dot the ancient lava flows of Uruguay’s Los Catalanes mining area. The geodes contain calcite, colorless quartz, and agate, another quartz mineral. Large ...

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - If you’re looking for something solid to do this weekend, well we have something for you. It doesn’t get much more solid than the East Texas Gem and Mineral Show. This is truly a ...

Crack open an unassuming stone, and you might just uncover a little conclave of crystals within. Their walls are glittering with quartz, amethyst, or calcite, protected by a hard shell that was shaped ...