The Science Education Center houses thousands of rock and mineral samples in what is known as "The Rock & Mineral Room." The entire collection can be viewed by clicking on each of the virtual drawers ...

The 75-year-old letter was written by a coal miner who said that this mineral was mined at that time from a site in Germany.

Just northeast of the University of Arizona lies one of Tucson’s breathtaking Gem, Mineral & Fossil Shows. The Mineral ...

was an avid rock and mineral collector for as long as he could remember. From childhood digging in his backyard, to spelunking in mines in New Zealand and Mexico, Dice practiced the art of mineral ...

The Museum holds a vast collection of rocks, minerals, meteorites and ores. Explore 500,000 rocks, gems and minerals, including 5,000 meteorites. Find out how you can use the mineralogy collections as ...

Minerals are typically formed when molten rock, or magma, cools, or by separating out of mineral-rich water, such as that in underground caverns. In general, mineral particles are small ...

Cornwall's mining and mineral wealth triggered the development of many fine mineral collections. Perhaps the most famous is that which belonged to Philip Rashleigh of Menabilly near Fowey.