CRYSTAL PARK, Mont. — Molten granite formed the Pioneer Mountain Range in southwest Montana about 72-million years ago. As the granite cooled, water carried quartz and other minerals through the rocks ...

Miners digging for gemstones found something entirely different last month; rather than uncovering the shiny and iridescent gemstone known as ammolite, they discovered the fossilized remains of an ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. The onset of winter prompts many travellers from across the country to converge on Central Australia to ...

For this trip, don't leave home without water, detailed roadmaps, sunscreen, hats, a picnic lunch and cash – there are very few services at these destinations. There are many reasons why Idaho is ...

For centuries people have had a fascination with gemstones. They've inspired myths, been used for medicinal purposes, as well as to create jewelry. After all, a kiss on the hand may be quite ...

LaGrange isn’t known for having a rockin’ good time, unless you’re at Hogg Mine. Just about an hour down I-85 is Hogg Mine, where you can dig for gemstones like aquamarine and black tourmaline. » ...

Grant takes us to southern central Oregon – a landscape that's marked by endless sage brush and juniper trees, but one of the few places in the world where visitors can dig Oregon's state gem!