Lake Erie Fluorescent Mineral Hunters founder Justin Lynn coined the term “neolites” for Lake Erie’s UV light-activated rocks. Lynn lived in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan where he managed hotels. It ...

Deep below the Earth's surface, rock and mineral formations lay hidden with a secret brilliance. Under a black light, the chemicals fossilized within shine in brilliant hues of pink, blue and green.

One of the mining tunnels available to tour at the Sterling Hill Mining Museum. Creative Commons An exhibit inside the Sterling Hill Mining Museum. Creative Commons In a New Jersey mine spanning 2,670 ...

Earth not only does not support diverse ecosystems, but it also has places that serve as analogs for other celestial worlds in our solar system. Astrobiologist Joshua Sebree of the University of ...

OGDENSBURG, New Jersey (WABC) -- A piece of Ogdensburg, New Jersey, is heading to The American Museum of Natural History in Manhattan. "We are honored that the American Museum of Natural History has ...

Members will be on hand to talk to the public about the club. They have members from Lake and Porter counties, as well as Illinois. There are currently 15 people in the club. "We are trying to build ...

May 12—The rest of the beachgoers, dog walkers and rock hoppers had cleared out Friday night, when Christopher Wenner was just getting started. Bent at the waist, and scanning the rocks on Duluth's ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — After taking a year off due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the iconic Tucson Gem and Mineral show returns for its 67th show at the Tucson Convention Center. The show runs from Feb.

EAST PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — A long-running central Illinois tradition returned to the Eastside Centre this past weekend, as the 61st annual Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show brought together geology ...