Every year, millions of tourists flock to Arizona's most famous national park: The Grand Canyon. Yet travel experts claim there is a lesser-known, but no less stunning, park in the copper state that ...

Local rockhounds took advantage of a cool May weekend to haul chunks petrified wood out of a creekbed near Rayburn Country. The Pine Country Gem and Mineral Society of Jasper hosted the field trip, ...

DUVALL -- Treasure is what fuels the soul of a rockhound, make no mistake. Nature, fresh air, the great outdoors -- these are all important benefits of the hobby, no doubt. But it's the mystery of ...

Petrified wood is a type of fossil: it exists of fossil wood where all the organic materials have been replaced with minerals (most often a silicate, such as quartz), while retaining the original ...

Fossilization is an invaluable process for gaining a window into the past, but it can also create a tripping hazard. The way Angela Piller, collections manager at the Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks ...

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In Greek mythology, anyone who looked at the gorgon Medusa would immediately turn to stone. Yet Medusa had nothing to do with the stone trees near the Sonoma-Napa boundary outside Santa Rosa. Instead, ...