One of the most spectacular things about Central Washington is its geology. We’ve got everything from a sleeping volcano called Mount Adams, to basalt columns made of solidified lava, to Union Gap and ...

Don Gerig’s daughter was five years old when she began picking up “pretty rocks” in the gravel driveway of their home in Canby, Oregon. The cardiac physiologist and father of two was happy to take her ...

How hard is a diamond? What is the difference between granites and garnets? Minerals are the building blocks of rocks. They are inorganic, crystalline solids with a known chemistry. Examples of ...

The Cuyuna Rock, Gem and Mineral Society is offering a Pebble Pup Day Camp for students ages 6-12. The day camp will be 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. June 8 and 9 a.m.-noon June 9 at the rock clubhouse, which is ...