When it comes to decor ideas that are super popular right now, one trend clearly rocks more than the rest — we are talking gems and geodes, obviously. These agate DIY projects compiled by Porch.com ...

The elusive Lake Superior agate. Rockhounds scour Lake Superior’s shoreline for these rare banded beauties—from the western reaches of the Keweenaw Peninsula to the U.P.’s easternmost Whitefish Point.

The geochemistry of agate and chalcedony in volcanic rocks represents an intricate record of silica precipitation and crystallisation processes occurring under variable thermal and chemical conditions ...

You never know what you're going to get when you crack open a geode-like rock called an agate, but a new specimen is even more surprising than usual: It looks just like Cookie Monster. The agate, ...

MOOSE LAKE, Minn. — On a cold, blustery day in April, Bel and I headed to the North Shore to meet up with a rock star named Taylor, or as he’s known on social media, “Agate Dad.” Taylor is famous in ...

On a cold, blustery day in April, Bel and I headed to the North Shore to meet up with a rock star named Taylor, or as he’s known on social media, “Agate Dad.” Taylor is famous in the world of rocks — ...

I think I have always been enthralled with rocks, having the rock hammer my mother bought for me more than 60 years ago hanging on the "birdroom" wall of my backwater cabin. And, even though one would ...