Day1: Michigan Rocks gives you the opportunity to join upper-level students and faculty mentors to explore rock formations that record events from throughout Michigan’s rich geological history. Study ...

How hard is a diamond? What is the difference between granites and garnets? Minerals are the building blocks of rocks. They are inorganic, crystalline solids with a known chemistry. Examples of ...

Learn more about how to enjoy astrotourism yourself, especially in one of the best places in the world to see dark ...

JACKSON, Mich. (WILX) - This weekend people can get the chance to check out some unique rocks, minerals, and fossils with the Michigan Gem and Mineral Society Rock, Mineral and Fossil Show.

The Schmaltz Geology and Mineral Museum hosts an impressive collection of rocks, minerals and fossils from Michigan and around the world. Check out the newly renovated James H. Duncan Mineral ...

A weathered sign in the Minnesota River Valley proudly proclaims: “World’s Oldest Rock.” Erected in 1975, it marks a 3.8-billion-year-old gneiss — or so scientists thought.

A Michigan man sank up to his waist in sand while rock hunting on the shore of Lake Michigan. The incident occurred in an area where dredged sand had been deposited, possibly creating unstable ...