Using a microscope and polarized lenses, geoscientist Bernardo Cesare turns ordinary rocks, minerals and even plastic into something like stained glass art.

The Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals is open Wednesday through Friday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $12 for adults, $10 for seniors ...