The Rock & Mineral Room. 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 ...

Gem and Mineral Society of Syracuse is having its annual show soon. Where you will be able to purchase an assortment of ...

“Rock collecting is not mining,” Thoresen said. “How are students going to learn to be geologists if not in nature’s own classroom?” Katie Boyd, curator of rocks and minerals at the ...

It is a collection of about 50 gem shows across the city. "Human beings are fundamentally attracted to bright shiny objects," said Peter Megaw, Exhibits Chairman of the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show.

Jeff Groff, member of the Black Hawk Gem & Mineral Society, poses with some of his favorite pieces from his rock, mineral and fossil collection. CHRIS ZOELLER, Courier Staff Photographer ...

The Tulsa Rock and Mineral Show returned for 2025. Each year, the show brings in vendors from all over the country selling ...

The gem collection has outstanding specificity with regards to source locations, some of which may no longer be used as a gem resource. In combination with the globally extensive mineral collection we ...

The Tahlequah Rock and Mineral Society will feature vendors with mineral specimen collections, fossils, earth science-related art and jewelry and demonstrations on rock polishing and jewelry making.

All rocks are made of one or more minerals. Minerals are solid, naturally occurring substances with well-defined crystal structure and chemical compositions. Rock and mineral collecting is a popular ...

Researching into existing practice of how to ethically decolonise rock and mineral collections. Exploring how to bring curatorial practice, poetry, academic thinking and art into the development of ...

Modern mineral collecting has its roots in the 16th century. Georgius Agricola (1494-1555), a German scientist and father of mineralogy and mineral collecting, published “De Re Metallica,” a ...