Best Geology Museums to Visit

If you are a rock enthusiast, you have probably visited many geology museums in your life. They are usually fun, open places that are run by other geology enthusiasts and cater to all ages. A lot of the time they even have dinosaur bones and sandpits to dig in. Some people might think that if…

The Different Hardness of Stone

Have you ever wondered why some stone is harder to crush than others, or why different rocks are used for different formations? Even if you haven’t, here’s an answer for the question you may or may not have asked yourself. All minerals are judged on a hardness scale called Mohs’ scale of mineral hardness. It…

The Mystery of The Slithering Stones

If you ever find yourself in Death Valley, California you will find little vegetation, and even fewer animals,  only sand, rocks, and heat. But if you look closer, you may see that some rocks have trails leading from them as if they have been moving all on their own. The “slithering stones” of Death Valley…

Dinosaur Fossils in Southern Utah

We are very lucky to live in a place that is surrounded by such natural beauty. Southern Utah is home to so many unique rock formations and locations that people come from all over the world to see them.  We have volcanoes, lava tubes, petrified sand dunes and lots of dinosaur fossils! There are some…

Volcanos in Utah

Volcanos are powerful, destructive, and awe-inspiring. They are a huge catalyst for how the landscape is shaped, and there are hundreds of active ones that still go off every year.  Famous examples, like Pompeii, show just how intimidating volcanos can be. Volcanos are usually associated with Pacific islands like Hawaii, but what many people don’t…

The Most Valuable and Rare Gemstones

Gemstones have so many nicknames due to their immaculate allure. Tears of the Gods, stars, droplets, etc. The intense, lengthy process the gems go through when being created gives them the unique sparkle we all crave. When we think of valuable gemstones the first one to come to mind is usually the diamond. There is,…