Wire wrapping, geode cracking, and a collection of shiny rocks and gems will be on display for all to see at the 45th annual Gem and Mineral Show. The Indian Mounds Rock and Mineral Club will have ...

This week, The Geode Shop at Knott’s Berry Farm will celebrate 25 years in business. Owner Randy Elliott is happy to reach that milestone, though he’ll be the first to tell customers that’s not even a ...

Lots of kids collect minerals, but Richard Berger wasn’t one of them. The Bronx native didn’t see his first chunk of quartz until he was in his 20s. Disillusioned with medical school, Berger was ...

Nathan Mutka has his favorite rocks, including a sparkling geode, amethyst and petrified wood, displayed under a special light in the basement of his Amherst home. Kevin Freedman keeps his rock ...

Owner Randy Elliott is happy to reach that milestone, though he’ll be the first to tell customers that’s not even a temporal blink compared to the ages of the rocks he sells. “That beauty has been ...