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Some Agates Display Scenes Painted by Nature

Mineral deposits can create markings that look like forests or mountains, and experts say each stone is distinctive.

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A New Age Skeptic Visits Sedona

On a trip to Sedona, Ariz., a writer tries to understand her mystically inclined mother’s beliefs with the help of crystals, meditation and visits to the area’s supposed celestial portals.

By Erin Vivid Riley and Nate Abbott

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Tiny Love Stories: ‘She Literally Ran From the Room’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.

By Brian Rea

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Is This Really Good Turquoise? Who Knows?

The lack of a grading system for the popular stone has prompted a father-son team to spend the last five years working on one.

By Adria Malcolm for The New York Times