You never know what you're going to get when you crack open a geode-like rock called an agate, but a new specimen is even more surprising than usual: It looks just like Cookie Monster. The agate, ...

In a recent article in Miner Deposita, researchers presented a comprehensive study of the amethyst and agate geodes in the Los Catalanes Gemmological District of Northern Uruguay. This region is ...

Nathan Mutka has his favorite rocks, including a sparkling geode, amethyst and petrified wood, displayed under a special light in the basement of his Amherst home. Kevin Freedman keeps his rock ...

If you thought that the Xbox controller-shaped rock was funny, nature has once again shown that it has a sense of humor. An agate geode was discovered by geologist Mike Bowers that looks identical to ...

In January 2021, a photograph started circulating on social media that supposedly showed two halves of a rock resembling the character Cookie Monster from the children's show "Sesame Street": While it ...

Göttingen University researcher Fiorella Arduin Rode working in open pit mine of the study area, Los Catalanes mining district, northern Uruguay. Along with Ametista do Sul in southern Brazil, these ...

BRAINERD — The Cuyuna Rock, Gem & Mineral Society will host the annual Agate and Mineral Show May 11-12. The show is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 11 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 12 at the Crow ...

When it comes to decor ideas that are super popular right now, one trend clearly rocks more than the rest — we are talking gems and geodes, obviously. These agate DIY projects compiled by Porch.com ...