A bucket of collected rocks from the White Fir Agate Beds. U.S. Forest service roads zigzag through the mountains and wooded landscapes of the Ochoco National Forest. Getting the full scope of the ...

Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas is the only state park in the U.S. where you can dig for diamonds and keep them. You'll also be able to find gems like quartz, agate, garnet, and jasper ...

Mineral deposits can create markings that look like forests or mountains, and experts say each stone is distinctive. By Jill Newman When Tarun Adlakha displays a dendritic agate, with its finely ...

K.T. Myers (left) and Guy DiTorrice, both of Newport, search for agates and fossils in a creek near Newport's Beverly Beach State Park. (Joe Hansen/Special to The Oregonian) Joe Hansen, Special to the ...

Designers say local materials reduce their environmental impact and are aesthetically pleasing, too. By Rachel Garrahan Gray-white billows swirl across the surface of an agate ring in Sian Evans’s new ...

Kathleen Ryan’s large, blingy sculptures of rotting fruit are both semaphores and sirens, warning of our cultural ruin while beckoning us to come closer. Installation view of Spotlight: Kathleen Ryan ...