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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Rock&Gem Magazine September 2022.
Editor’s Letter
Let’s Talk! We’ve seen lots of new faces recently through our print, online and social channels. You already know about us. We are the leading monthly publication for mineral and lapidary hobbyists...
For Sharpest Vision, LOOK LIKE A TRILOBITE!
While trilobites vanished from Earth 252 million years ago, they were hugely successful over the previous 269 million years. They left behind a rich fossil record with many species sporting compound...
Revealing the Roaming of Fred, the Mastodon
An American mastodon (Mammut americanum) nicknamed Fred apparently roamed all around the Upper Midwest during the Ice Ages some 13,200 years ago. How to tell? By chemical “signatures” in his tusks...
The High Cost of a Low Metal Lifespan
We humans rely upon metals. They are supremely important resources. Billions of tons are mined each year. But we’ve greatly wasted this precious mineral resource. In an article in the journal Nature...