ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) — It’s a “hydrated phosphate of copper,” but you may just know it as turquoise. The blue-green mineral widely regarded as a gemstone has significant deposits across the world, ...

There's a mineral so rare that only one specimen of it has ever been found in the entire world. It's called kyawthuite (cha-too-ite), a tiny, tawny-hued grain weighing just a third of a gram (1.61 ...

CLAREMORE, Okla. — A professor and a student from RSU unearthed a rare exceptionally preserved fossil gemstone. Professor Dr. Chris Shelton and RSU student Kolby Dooling discovered a preserved ...

The rare green gemstone, confirmed through mineral testing in Dallas to be andradite garnet or a 'demantoid.' (Elizabeth Pinkston/Panola Watchman) A Carthage man may have unearthed one of the rarest ...

Africa's leading authority on rare colored gemstones, The Rare Gemstone Company, unveils one of its most exceptional pieces ...

Just northeast of the University of Arizona lies one of Tucson’s breathtaking Gem, Mineral & Fossil Shows. The Mineral Village Show on North Oracle Road fills an entire block with rare gem, mineral, ...