When I set out to write a story about visiting Crystal Peak, a former mine site now managed by the U.S. Forest Service just east of Truckee, California, I worried it would be a bust. Either the ...

Deep in the Arkansas wilderness, we embarked on an epic crystal mining adventure—and the finds were absolutely breathtaking! From dazzling clear quartz to mysterious phantom and healer crystals, we ...

In and around Mount Ida, the identity of the official Arkansas State Mineral can be guessed just by looking around. In fact -- pun alert! -- the laureate is crystal-clear from billboards and other ...