Christian Lacroix’s “Gold-Gotha” ensemble and reliquary cross boasts a riot of gemstones. It’s on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York until October. Others are often clear. Quartz, ...

While investigating hackmanite, a natural wonder material, researchers found that it, in addition to two other minerals, can change their color upon exposure to UV radiation repeatedly without wearing ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Collectors prize the copper mineral linarite for its intense blue color, but specimens with ...

Mineral pigments once held the dominant position in Chinese painting. Cliff paintings from the Neolithic Age in Cangyuan, Yunnan Province, and mineral-color paintings on the site of the imperial ...

L’Oreal Paris extends its portfolio of mineral makeup with the Color Minerals Eye shadow, yet another offer among its most revolutionary mineral make-up technologies. These ‘Mono’ eye shadows are ...

Environmentally friendly small-batch paint and plaster company Color Atelier has entered the Brooklyn scene, opening its first East Coast showroom in Industry City where customers can peruse the brand ...

A specimen of a copper mineral called linarite contains unusual large crystals and could, conceivably, fetch more than $100,000 at auction, according to the auction house. All of the proceeds from the ...