So far in this series, pretty much every material we’ve covered has had to undergo a significant industrial process to transform it from its natural state to a more useful product. Whether it’s the ...

A one-of-a-kind natural quartz now welcomes visitors to the natural history museum Abigail Eisenstadt The museum’s new natural quartz weighs a whopping 8,000 pounds. It was found in an Arkansas mine ...

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Note to editors: Photos of the Berns Quartz’s arrival and display are available via Dropbox (password: quartz). News media use of these photos in relation to the Berns Quartz is permitted with ...