In this video, we explore crystal mining at Diamond Hill Mine, showcasing our adventure in searching for rare quartz and amethyst crystals. Highlights include the discovery of a large amethyst crystal ...

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 ...

Moonstones in Montana, amethyst and emeralds in North Carolina, garnet and quartz in upstate New York. At pay-to-dig mines around the United States, visitors can paw through piles of mine tailings to ...

Pink, green and blue tourmaline, aquamarine beryl and deep red garnet, purple amethyst and sparkling lepidolite — they all lie buried in Maine granite. To find them, all you have to do is dig — and ...

The CopperWynd Resort in Scottsdale, Ariz., is offering guests the chance to mine for their own amethyst raw gemstones with the Amethyst Four Peaks Experience in April. The two-night plan, priced from ...

The 'Muscadines of Oglethorpe have a prominent place in the Tellus Science Museum. A cluster of nearly 250 amethyst crystals dug from deep in the soil of Oglethorpe County is a centerpiece for the ...