The Idaho Gem and Mineral Society (IFG&MS) will be holding its Annual Members Rock, Gem and Jewelry Sale from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m ...

In a full day's search on the last day of March, Mike Jacobs of Monticello and I found 121 agates. That seemed a lot to an amateur like me, whose agate hunting has been largely confined to looking ...

The Oregon coast is known for all kinds of natural beauty. Seashells, however, are not one of them. But that doesn’t stop crowds from coming to the coast to search the sand for that one special ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — While the ocean is still too cold for a swim, Oregon beaches offer other popular activities for beachgoers to enjoy while soaking in the spring sunshine. Thanks to the state’s ...

A bucket of collected rocks from the White Fir Agate Beds. U.S. Forest service roads zigzag through the mountains and wooded landscapes of the Ochoco National Forest. Getting the full scope of the ...

I think I have always been enthralled with rocks, having the rock hammer my mother bought for me more than 60 years ago hanging on the "birdroom" wall of my backwater cabin. And, even though one would ...

No one makes eye contact. They're too intent on the ground, searching for one of Central Minnesota's oldest buried treasures: Lake Superior agates. Butch Goldenstein figures he's found hundreds of ...

Paesina stone comes from Tuscany in Italy, particularly from Florence. It is a silty limestone, formed during the Cretaceous period. The stone is marked by a 3D network of fine cracks. Groundwater ...

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 ...