ON THE ROCKS

Learning Through Change

Happy New Year and welcome to 2019! I know for some

BENCH TIPS

1. Use a dop stick to hold the cab for better control.

EARTH SCIENCE IN THE NEWS

Earth has oThen been compared to a manylayered onion.

INSPIRED COLLABORATION

Artisan Alley is a space where we celebrate the collaborations

CHANCE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THUNDER EGG KIND

Sometimes all it takes is one moment, one look, one

ROCK SCIENCE

Of the roughly 155 vanadium-bearing minerals, many

WHAT TO CUT

Cold Mountain thundereggs come from the Sierra Mountains

SHOW DATES

1-3—ROSEVILLE, CALIFORNIA: Wholesale and retail show;

PARTING SHOT

“With the naked eye, this cabochon showed beautiful

CROCOITE

ONCE RARE. NOW ABUNDANT. ALWAYS BEAUTIFUL.

GEMSTONES OF THE BIBLICAL BREASTPLATE

New Ideas About Their Identity

ARIZONA STYLE 2019

TUCSON IS THE CENTER OF AMERICA’S WULFENITE WORLD

R&G KIDS

Jim Brace-Thompson began and oversees the AFMS Badge

FACETING GARNETS FOR THE NEW YEAR

The most popular color for colored stones is red. One

ENTICING MATERIAL WITH A NOTORIOUS REPUTATION

Mercury-bearing and Companion Silicates of Sycamore Creek

LAVA PLAINS

FOSSICKING ADVENTURES IN AUSTRALIA