Crystals? Stones? Gems? Rocks? What’s the difference? If you’ve ever wandered into a crystal shop or been intrigued by the magical properties of stones, you’ve probably found yourself asking ...

As well as a range of artefacts including pottery, stone implements and cremated bones, they uncovered rock crystal which had been knapped like the flint at the site, but unlike the flint, it had not ...

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 ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. “We were thrilled!” said Dr. David Grant, a researcher at the ...

“Finding a field of stones made of pure sulfur is like ... the rover had crushed a similar-looking rock and revealed sulfur crystals. Curiosity is a rolling laboratory with drilling capabilities ...

Going shopping for crystals is great, but I found Crystals EnLight to be much more. They have partnered up and carry out so ...

North Dakota could be getting its first-ever state rock: a cola-colored stone called Knife River Flint. The idea came from a ...

Known coloquillay as the “love stone,” rose quartz is believed ... In addition to the aforementioned love rocks, each zodiac sign has a crystal that vibrates with the power and potential ...

Research published today by a UK-based team of scientists has shown for the first time that the mobility of potentially harmful contaminants in crystalline rocks over long periods of time may be ...