Many minerals form beautiful crystals, but the most prized of all are gemstones. Uncut gems often look fairly ordinary–like rocks. It's only when they are cut and polished that they obtain the ...

Most people know some very basic information about minerals, crystals, and gemstones, but likely wouldn’t be sure about what the real scientific differences are between the three categories.

Let’s explore the deadliest crystals, minerals, and gemstones that, despite their dazzling appearances, pack a dangerous punch. 1. Arsenopyrite At first glance, arsenopyrite looks like a shiny ...

It's almost that time of the year. Get ready for the City of Tucson to be busier than usual, as the 2025 Tucson Gem Show is ...

A theft has one business owner scrambling to find his product just weeks before the Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil shows are set to begin.

The fact is that almost all precious and semi-precious gems are minerals, the main difference being scarcity and demand. With such an arbitrary distinction, it’s not surprising that semi ...

Maine is also now home to a cosmically important gem and mineral museum. Featuring earth’s largest collection of Mars meteorites, along with a third of all moon rocks extant on our planet ...