With so many treasures to be found along our beaches and lakeshores, Michigan is a proverbial gold mine for rock hounds and ... Using photos and identification tips, the guide acts as a starting ...

Yooperlites are a variety of sodalite-rich syenite found in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

Agates are formed from silica solutions filling gas bubbles in lava rocks, creating bands of color. The best time to find agates in Michigan is after a storm. Popular Michigan agate hunting locations ...

The University of Michigan is hosting an event next ... patrons to bring in their “treasures” for identification, such as “shells, rocks and minerals, fossils, arrowheads and other stone ...

Chippewa Nature Center will host the Mid-Michigan Rock Club’s (MMRC ... and activities for all ages related to identification and collection of rocks and fossils. There will be $1 kids ...

Yooperlites are rocks that fluoresce in the dark under ultraviolet light. They became known when a UP resident discovered them in 2017, according to the Michigan Department of Environment ...