Phipps worked for the Xerox corporation for over 30 years in Chicago, until he and his wife Faith discovered Arkansas Quartz crystal. They'd never seen anything like it.

The only place we’ve struck out has been at a diamond mine in Arkansas ... Ron Coleman Mine, 155 Crystal Ridge Lane, Jessieville, Arkansas; 1-800-291-4484; colemanquartz.com.

Wegner Crystal Mines -- 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 82 Wegner Ranch Road, Mount Ida. ... The Blue Phantom quartz crystal was dug in Arkansas in the early 1930s.

In and around Mount Ida, the identity of the official Arkansas State Mineral can be guessed just by looking around. In fact (pun alert!), the laureate is crystal-clear from billboards and other signs.

In 1984, Cathy Fecho moved with her husband, Jim, from southern Illinois to operate some mines they bought in Arkansas. Jim, who died a year ago, had always been a rock hound -- the two ran a rock ...

Role Coleman in Jessieville, Arkansas, offers not just crystal mining opportunities, but a zipline experience for visitors to view crystal formations below them. The center does not rent tools ...

Thanks to David Yurman, the American Museum of Natural History has opened a new exhibit of sparkling quartz crystals.

Board Camp Crystal Mine claims to be host to moving and levitating rocks. This week on Expedition Unknown: Hunt For ExtraTerrestrials, Josh Gates and his team end their search for alien life in ...

In and around Mount Ida, the identity of the official Arkansas State Mineral can be guessed just by looking around. In fact (pun alert!), the laureate is crystal-clear from billboards and other signs.