Turns out hunting for agates and geodes might be the perfect retirement hobby nobody saw ...

The difference between a lucky find and a real collection comes down to a few ...

Were you one of the 350,000 persons who tried, unsuccessfully, to find Forrest Fenn's treasure chest? One man found the trove this June in the Rocky Mountains, after a decade of searching. If so, it’s ...

My idea of a relaxing weekend away is a luxury spa with a great book in a quiet place. My husband’s preference is to go gem collecting with fellow rockhounds. For years I just thought this was quirky ...

Apr. 7—Pink, green and blue tourmaline, aquamarine beryl and deep red garnet, purple amethyst and sparkling lepidolite — they all lie buried in Maine granite. To find them, all you have to do is dig — ...

Don Gerig’s daughter was five years old when she began picking up “pretty rocks” in the gravel driveway of their home in Canby, Oregon. The cardiac physiologist and father of two was happy to take her ...

Lewis County, Mo. — This story was supposed to be about mining geodes. I was going to regale y'all with tales of slinging dirt in order to find the buried minerals, but it wasn't meant to be. The ...

Interest in the rockhounding hobby is rising, with clubs like the Burlington Gem and Mineral Club helping people learn skills ...

Deondre Smith Jr., 9, and his brother Devonne, 7, searched for their favorite rock Friday among thousands for sale at the opening day of the Roxy Ann Gem & Mineral Show in southern Oregon’s Central ...