Boulders of petrified wood, jade and quartz — each of them weighing about a ton — sparkle in the sun outside the Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art in Oak Brook. Tucked away in a suburban office park, ...

The Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art in Oak Brook has been displaying stone and gem works of art and teaching about the intricacies of engraving, cutting and polishing rocks and minerals for 60 years.

A sparkling, life-size skull on offer at Bonhams Los Angeles this month could be the largest carving ever made from a meteorite. The handiwork of artist Lee Downey, the 46.5-pound skull, titled Yorick ...

2.5 x 7 in. (6.4 x 17.8 cm.) ...

Alan Cleverley started his career as a lapidary aged 15 One of Birmingham's most unusual trades is becoming as rare as the diamonds they work with. The city's Jewellery Quarter used to be a hub for ...