More than 20 vendors showed off minerals and fossils from around the world at Atascadero's Rock and Gem Show this weekend. The 29th annual event also displays locally made jewelry and rocks for sale.

President Obama’s proclamation of a new national monument he designated in California’s Mojave Desert has rockhounds worried they are no longer welcome on public lands with a reputation for prime gem ...

CHICO — Unique rocks, minerals and fossils were on display this weekend at the 12th annual Rock, Gem and Jewelry Show. Held at the Silver Dollar Fairgrounds Saturday and Sunday, the show offered about ...

Many a parent finds children’s pockets at the end of the day laden with pebbles and rocks. Four Topeka teens carried their fascination with all things rock, mineral and fossil past their childhood, ...

Wire wrapping, geode cracking, and a collection of shiny rocks and gems will be on display for all to see at the 45th annual Gem and Mineral Show. The Indian Mounds Rock and Mineral Club will have ...

BETHEL, Maine -- Meteorite hunters, get ready to head into the woods. A museum in Maine is offering $25,000 for the remains of a space rock that streaked across the sky last week before landing near ...

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WATERLOO — Some people thank their lucky stars for finding a hobby that keeps them busy and engaged. Not Jeff Groff. This life-long rock hunter thanks the Ice Age glaciers that advanced into Iowa ...

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 ...