Quartz, celestine or wavellite? Kids drive the state debate over a mineral to represent Pennsylvania.

Marchand pointed to celestine, a beautiful blue crystal. “There are very few natural blue stones in nature,” said Marchand.

The first version of the deal would have given the United States 50% ownership of Ukraine’s natural resources, which would have included oil and gas in addition to the country’s mineral reserves.

And Pennsylvania still doesn’t have a state mineral. Since 2004, bills to designate a state mineral have been introduced in almost every legislative session- and gone nowhere.

SOME months ago, through the good offices of Mr. B. Topley, of Messrs. Albright and Wilson, Oldbury, we obtained several specimens of celestine from near Yate, Glos. Some were colourless, others ...

Trader Joe's is recalling select bottles of Gerolsteiner Sparkling Natural Mineral because of concerns that the glass containers could potentially shatter.

WhiteHawk also owns natural gas mineral and royalty assets in the Haynesville Shale, covering approximately 375,000 gross unit acres and approximately 1,371 producing horizontal shale wells.