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HILLSBORO, Ore. (KPTV) - Thundereggs are a favorite among those who collect rocks and minerals. The popular rock even has its own day at the Rice Museum of Rocks and Minerals! FOX 12’s Ayo Elise ...
Searching for Earth’s Oldest Rocks: Follow a Smithsonian Expedition to the Remote Northwest Territories High in the Canadian wilderness, Smithsonian scientists search for ancient minerals that ...
Investigators said they were able to track him down after they found some items believed to be stolen from the Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals exhibits at a precious metal’s buyer in ...
A man suspected of a Christmas Eve break-in at a Washington County museum in 2023 was arrested in late July as authorities continue to hunt for missing pieces of gold and minerals snatched from the… ...
No Medusa requiredThe way Angela Piller, collections manager at the Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals, tells it, Mary Murphy was on a dig for petrified wood when she stepped out of her ...
(In fact, they’ve curated a collection of Washington rocks for the Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals in Hillsboro, Ore.) ...
CARVED BY NEW YORK City-based artist Naomi Sarna, L’Heure Bleu was officially weighed in at the Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks & Minerals, Hillsboro, OR, by Guinness World Records adjudicator, Michael ...
The burglary that took place during the early hours of Christmas Eve was caught on surveillance video at the Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals in Washington County.
A screenshot from provided surveillance video shows a person breaking into the Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals, Dec. 24, 2023. Courtesy of Washington County Sheriff's / OPB A burglar ...