Last Tuesday, six members of the Idaho Falls Gem and Mineral Society (IFG&MS) placed corner posts marking each corner of the ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Coal has been a hallmark of the Kentucky mining industry for years, and for 25 of those years, Kentucky has celebrated coal as its state mineral. There is just one problem: ...

Rocks and minerals are closely related, but there are fundamental differences between the two. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

The phrase “eat dirt” has never been complimentary, but there sure are some tasty-looking rocks at the Arizona Mining and Mineral Museum on Washington Street. The museum’s “Banquet of Rocks” display ...

This is due to the far higher density of material in rock wool insulation, when compared with glass wool especially. One ...