A number of U.S. states have an official gemstone, however, Louisiana's isn't really a precious stone. Here's where it's found.

Full tutorial video link above the title wire size to make pendant with agate stone 30x16mm (can + a few centimeters to ...

Gov. Bobby Jindal has blessed a plan to create a new state gemstone, the cabochon cut gemstone derived from a special Louisiana-grown oyster -- the Crassostrea virginica mollusk. View full sizeDavid ...

An agate gemstone unearthed in Brazil has gone viral for its striking resemblance to Cookie Monster of "Sesame Street" fame. A geologist in California says he's received multiple offers of $10,000 for ...

THIS exquisite image captures the astonishing internal structure of crazy lace agate, also known as Mexican agate. This section of the mineral is some 65 million years old. Agate is related to quartz ...

Dong Guirong teaches students winding techniques on agate gemstones in Xin Barga Right Banner, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, in August last year. CHINA DAILY Despite being partially sighted, Dong ...