If you’re feeling dreary — and it’s been a dreary time, hasn’t it? — my advice is to think about crystals. Unfathomably large crystals, if possible. Big news from the crystal beat: A 7-foot-tall, ...

Throughout history, crystals have been linked to wealth and personal success. In ancient cultures, merchants carried small stones believed to bring financial luck. Kings and spiritual leaders ...

Police in Western North Carolina are on the hunt for a large quartz crystal cluster they say was stolen from a gem mine. The gem is believed to have been stolen from the Elijah Mountain Gem Mine in ...

In and around Mount Ida, the identity of the official Arkansas State Mineral can be guessed just by looking around. In fact (pun alert!), the laureate is crystal-clear from billboards and other signs.

Scientists are intrigued by how gold nuggets form, often tucked in quartz veins. The process seems to involve earthquakes and electricity.