Honoring Courageous Fighters of the Coronavirus

EYE ON OPAL IN OCTOBER

Silly as it may seem, with the arrival of a

Turning to the “Other” Tourmaline Crystals

COMPLE X , PLENTIFUL , AND A FFORDABLE

Earthquake Shakes East Coast; History-Making Tanzanite Discovery

My West Coast home state of California has many things

NEVADA’S CARLIN TREND

AMERICA’S GREATEST GOLD-MINING DISTRICT

10 FASCINATING FACTS ABOUT OPAL

The name “opal” is the subject of long-standing debate. Some

Claim to Copper Fame

BUTTE, MONTANA’S COLORFUL HISTORY OF BECOMING “THE RICHEST HILL ON EARTH”

Rockhounding and Clubs Create Lifelong Connections

Indian Mounds Rock & Mineral Club has a juniors program

Janice Cramer

Anyone fortunate enough to chat with Janice Cramer quickly realizes she is “just one of those people.” Kindhearted, caring, quiet, compassionate, a wonderful friend, hard-working, and an amazing lapidary artist. I hope you enjoy learning more about Janice

What Do You See?

This edition of “What Do You See?” features an agate

Inspired by Rockhounding Pals

The weekly Rockhounding Pals post, which appears on our social

CASTANEA CORALS

Finding Fossils from a silurian Coral Reef

Palatki Red Cliffs Ancient Painters’ Palette

In the shadow of the famous red cliffs of Sedona,

Something New at Biggs Junction

EXPLORING A NEW DEPOSIT DISCOVERY IN NORTH CENTRAL OREGON

OPALS

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What New Things Are You Learning?

For many within the rockhounding community, the answer to our

Mexican Purple Passion Agate

Mexico has long been a source of brilliant colored banded

CAPTIVATING FIND AT THE CARVER AGATE FIELD

GEOLOGICAL MYSTERY DRAWS INTEREST

SHOW DATES

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APATITE

From Crystals to Phosphate Rocks

Marvel at Manganese Dendrites

I’ve always been fascinated by dendrites, with their tree-like thin

Pentagonite, Calcite, and Heulandite

While in Tucson in early 2020, Jonathan Stone of Studio