EARTH SCIENCE IN THE NEWS

VOTE FOR THE PARTING SHOT OF 2018

As we prepare to bid 2018 adieu and welcome 2019, we

Working With Ethiopian Opal

In the past few years, Ethiopian Opal has become one

ROCK & GEM COMMUNITY OUTLOOK

For more community interaction, visit RockNGem.com, Facebook.com/RockAndGem and find us on Twitter and Instagram

WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR DREAM DESTINATIONS

I’d like to go to Spain where the pyrite cubes are

Looking At Limestone

In the world of sedimentary rocks that includes sandstone

Maligano Jasper

Maligano Jasper is named after a small village in Sulawesi

SHOW DATES

4-6—SANTA ROSA, CALIFORNIA: Wholesale and retail show;

Summer Recap

Talks, Shows and Plenty of Travel

Cobaltoan Calcite

The Mashamba West Mine, located in the Kolwezi Western

STALACTITE MINERAL SPECIMENS

ODD, UNCOMMON AND BEAUTIFUL

RIVER GOLD

Panning Along the Cosumnes

Rock & Gem KIDS

Jim Brace-Thompson began and oversees the AFMS Badge

MINERALS AND METALS OF THE BIBLE

Brimstone, Salt, Copper, and Clay

QUARTZ SITE

THE HUNT FOR ROCKS AND HISTORY

ON THE ROAD TO ARIZONA

GETTING THERE CAN BE HALF THE FUN

PARTII: WULFENITE ARIZONA STYLE

BEAUTIFUL, FRAGILE & COLORFUL CRYSTALS

COLUMBIA BASIN AGATES

SOMETHING NEW, SOMETHING RARE