If you’ve ever looked in wonder at a shiny stone, you should see what collectors rave about. You’ll see why rock collecting has become both an investment and a status symbol worldwide.

In an interview on Reno’s KNPB, host Brent Boynton talks with a dealer of the rarest and finest minerals, a man who attends rock shows for a living, and the curator of a local museum featuring some to the earth’s finest specimens.

Watch the whole episode from watch.pbsreno.org.

Heading to Nevada soon? Visit the Keck Museum, part of the Mackay School of Mines Building.

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