Smithson was one of the first researchers to systematically categorize calamine—or zinc as it was later called. In 1832, three years after Smithson’s death, French mineralogist François Sulpice ...

New Mexico lawmakers are trying to create an official state mineral. House Bill 411 would amend a law covering other official ...

What do a Naval officer, a geologist and a university professor have in common? They all have newly discovered minerals in New Mexico named after them. Ray DeMark, a former Public Schools instructor ...