The art included in "Crystal Beings" is nothing short of striking. Curated by the Science Center's Angela McQuillan, the collection shows how each artist was inspired by or interpreted crystals in ...

Geodes are not so pretty on the outside, but when cracked, they are beautiful on the inside. With a few materials from around the house, you can turn an ordinary egg into a geode. Materials ...

On a visit to Tucson, relatives took me to a gem and mineral show where we saw a collection of geodes. Ordinary on the outside; beautiful on the inside. Will you please tell us how they are formed and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. Discovered in 1999 during mining operations in the Mina Rica (the ...

Wherever I wander, I have an eye out for new and different things that might make interesting writing and reading. A trip to the Iowa-Missouri-Illinois tri-state corner last weekend offered up some ...

Join us on this rockhounding adventure as we search for, collect, and break open Florida’s most beautiful agates.

Iowa’s state rock is all over the state’s southeast corner, but to find one you need to know someone. “There’s tons of geodes over here, but nobody has opened it up to the public,” said Kirk ...

Using a few ingredients from around the house, you can to turn an ordinary egg into a geode. STEP 1: Crack each egg near the narrow end. Remove the shell near the top of each egg and then pour the ...