Minerals
Naturally occurring, inorganic substances, including diamonds, gold, silver and crystals
Diamonds Unearthed
In the first installment of a multi-part series, Smithsonian diamond expert Jeffrey Post, curator of the National Gem and Mineral Collection, explains how the rare crystals form
December 2006 |
By Cate Lineberry
West African Gold: Out of the Ordinary
The inventive goldwork and royal regalia of Ghana's Akan people on display in a new exhibition are drawn, strikingly, from daily life
December 2005 |
By Doug Stewart
Romance And The Stone
A rare Burmese ruby memorializes a philanthropic woman
February 2005 |
By Owen Edwards
A Metal Far From Base
A tiny flake started the rush to California, but where gold is concerned, that isn't the half of it
July 1998 |
By Jan Adkins
