Lapis Lazuli and Kyanite . This coming Thursday Aug 27th, the Randolph AFB Officer's Spouses Club will host their Fall Roundup Get-toge...

The New Hampshire State Legislature designated Smoky Quartz as the official state gem on May 31, 1985. Quartz is a common mineral found in m...

In 1976, the Louisiana Legislature adopted as the State's gemstone Agate, a variety of translucent microcrystalline quartz called “chalc...

After several years of legislative debate, the North Carolina Legislature finally in 1973, settled on the Emerald as the Official State Gems...

In 1965, the Ohio General Assembly adopted flint as Ohio's official gemstone. Large quantities of this gem exist especially in the easte...

Pieces of 'Clear Quartz' with inclusions can be a facinating study. I am not about to attempt to list or go into the many types of i...

Let's have a fun look at some of the more unusual gems and minerals that can be found in our world! At the International School of Gemol...